Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite 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.

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

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

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:Jehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me: Jehovah reward the evil- doer according to his wickedness.

Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants; for I swear by Jehovah, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry a man with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that hath befallen thee from thy youth until now.

When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone?Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.

Now shalt thou gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

Him that saith to a king, Thou art vile, Or to nobles, Ye are wicked;That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.