It is also not good to fine the righteous, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

刑罚义人为不善；责打君子为不义。

刑罚义人实为不善，责打正直的君子也不宜。

刑罚义人实为不善，责打正直的君子也不宜。

责罚义人不妥，杖责君子不义。

惩罚义人，已是不当；击打正直的官长，更是不妥。

惩罚义人，实在不好；责打正直的高贵者，也是不对。

刑罰義人為不善；責打君子為不義。

刑罰義人實為不善，責打正直的君子也不宜。

刑罰義人實為不善，責打正直的君子也不宜。

責罰義人不妥，杖責君子不義。

懲罰義人，已是不當；擊打正直的官長，更是不妥。

對義人索取罰金、很不妥善；責打高貴人、很不正當。

懲罰義人，實在不好；責打正直的高貴者，也是不對。

罰行義之人、扑秉公之牧、俱為不善、

庶人為善、反遭刑罰、民牧秉公、反加扑責、俱非所宜。

人行義反加刑罰、牧伯行正、反加撲責、俱為不善、

If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right.

It isn’t good to fine those who aren’t guilty. So it certainly isn’t good to whip officials just because they are honest.

To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

It is wrong to punish the godly for being good or to flog leaders for being honest.

It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.

Also, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike princes for their uprightness.

Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person or to beat a noble for his honesty.

Also to punish the just[ is] not good,[ nor] to strike princes for equity.

It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.

Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.

One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

To show partiality to the wicked is not good, Nor to suppress the righteous in judgment.

This is what Shimei said when he cursed:“ Go away, go away, you man of bloodshed and worthless man!The Lord has brought back upon you all the bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you have become king; and the Lord has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. And behold, you are caught in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed!”

Far be it from You to do such a thing, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?”

And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult for me. May the Lord repay the evildoer in proportion to his evil.”

Now therefore arise, go out and speak kindly to your servants, for I swear by the Lord, if you do not go out, no man will stay the night with you, and this will be worse for you than all the misfortune that has happened to you from your youth until now!”

When Joab and all the army that was with him arrived, they informed Joab, saying,“ Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has let him go on his way, and he has gone in peace.”Then Joab came to the king and said,“ What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why then have you let him go, so that he is already gone?You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to gain your confidence, and to learn of your going out and coming in and to find out everything that you are doing.”

“ Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops; They have laid siege against us; With a rod they will strike the judge of Israel on the cheek.

But when He said this, one of the officers, who was standing nearby, struck Jesus, saying,“ Is that the way You answer the high priest?”

Who says to a king,‘ You worthless one,’ To nobles,‘ You wicked one’;Who shows no partiality to the prominent, Nor regards the rich as above the poor, Since they are all the work of His hands?