“For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.”
People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument — the convention of swearing by someone greater than oneself establishes the validity of a claim and ends dispute. Oaths are the ultimate appeal, invoking a power beyond the speaker to guarantee truth.
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