Their falsehoods were puerile, their affirmations ridiculous. It was the wordy dispute of two wretches who lied for the sake of lying, without succeeding in concealing from themselves that they did so.
C'étaient des mensonges puérils, des affirmations ridicules, la dispute toute de mots de deux misérables qui mentaient pour mentir, sans pouvoir se cacher qu'ils mentaient.