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

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, Or to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Also Shimei said thus when he cursed:“ Come out! Come out! You bloodthirsty man, you rogue!The Lord has brought upon you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and the Lord has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. So now you are caught in your own evil, because you are a bloodthirsty man!”

Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”

And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too harsh for me. The Lord shall repay the evildoer according to his wickedness.”

Now therefore, arise, go out and speak comfort to your servants. For I swear by the Lord, if you do not go out, not one will stay with you this night. And that will be worse for you than all the evil that has befallen you from your youth until now.”

When Joab and all the troops that were with him had come, they told Joab, saying,“ Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he sent him away, and he has gone in peace.”Then Joab came to the king and said,“ What have you done? Look, Abner came to you; why is it that you sent him away, and he has already gone?Surely you realize that Abner the son of Ner came to deceive you, to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you are doing.”

Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops; He has laid siege against us; They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.

And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying,“ Do You answer the high priest like that?”

Is it fitting to say to a king,‘ You are worthless,’ And to nobles,‘ You are wicked’?Yet He is not partial to princes, Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor; For they are all the work of His hands.