責罰義人不妥，杖責君子不義。

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。

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.

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.

放過罪人、冤枉義人，都為耶和華所憎惡。

袒護惡人、冤枉義人都為不善。

示每罵大衛：「滾吧！滾吧！你這個殺人兇手，你這個敗類！你殺掃羅的家人，奪其王位，耶和華報應了你，把江山交給了你兒子押沙龍。你這殺人兇手是自食惡果！」

你絕不會黑白不分，把義人和惡人一同毀滅。你是普天下的審判者，難道不秉公行事嗎？」

今天我雖然是耶和華所膏立的王，但仍勢單力薄，無法對付洗魯雅的兩個兒子，願耶和華報應他們的惡行。」

你現在應該出去安撫士兵們。我憑耶和華起誓，如果你不這樣做，今天晚上必無一人再追隨你。那將是你一生所遭遇的最大災難！」

約押率領全軍回來後，有人告訴他：「尼珥的兒子押尼珥剛才來朝見王，王送他平安地離去了。」約押聽後，就去見王，說：「你這做的是什麼事？押尼珥來見你，你為什麼放他走呢？你要知道，尼珥的兒子押尼珥想來騙你，探聽你的虛實。」

耶路撒冷的居民啊，現在你們要調集軍隊！敵人正四面圍攻我們，要用杖擊打以色列首領的臉頰。

耶穌話才說完，站在旁邊的差役就打了祂一耳光，說：「你敢這樣回答大祭司！」

祂可以稱君王為廢物，稱權貴為惡徒。祂不偏袒王侯，也不輕貧重富，因為他們都是祂親手造的。