Also to punish the righteous is not good, Norto smite the noble fortheiruprightness.
It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.
To punish a righteous [man] is not good, nor to strike nobles because of [their] uprightness.
Proverbs — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
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