«وَمَا تَعَدَّتْ يَدُهُ وَلَا يَدِي فِي إِبْرَةٍ يَوْمًا وَلَا فِي مِرْوَدِ»
Neither his hand nor mine was ever involved in any needle or kohl-stick dispute.
The linked negatives encompass both parties and both supposed implements. The admission retrospectively transforms the earlier courtroom eloquence: it was attached to a manufactured dispute rather than a proven damaged object.
A careful reader keeps claims attributed to their speakers. Earlier allegations and the later admission are not equally established evidence. The narrative's irony depends on how much persuasive language preceded the disclosure.
Translation exercise
Separate the initial allegation from the later confession; distinguish the evidentiary weight.