庶人為善、反遭刑罰、民牧秉公、反加扑責、俱非所宜。

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、

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.

以惡為善、以善為惡、俱耶和華所疾。

聽訟毋袒惡、毋枉直。

示每詛曰、汝乃殘忍之子、行惡之人、速去勿遲。爾戮掃羅全家、移其國祚、今耶和華已報其仇、以爾國位、與子押沙龍、惟爾殘忍、自取咎戾。

並誅善惡不可、待善惡相等亦不可、鞫天下者、豈不行義乎。

我雖受膏為王、今猶荏弱、而西魯雅之二子、桀驁不馴、願耶和華視惡人之罪戾、而報施焉。

今爾當涖民、以甘言慰藉、否則我指耶和華發誓、今日至夕、一人不與爾偕、此害較爾自幼所遭者尤甚。

約押與眾軍旅既至、或告之曰、尼耳之子押尼耳入覲吾王、王遣之安歸。約押見王曰、王果何為。押尼耳至此、爾遣之去、曷故。豈不知尼耳子押尼耳至此、乃欺爾也。欲窺伺爾出入、與凡所為耳。

三軍和集、環繞我邑擊以色列族之士師、以杖撻其頰、

言時、傍立一吏、手批耶穌曰、爾對祭司長如是乎、

王公諸伯、尚不可加以惡名、況乎上帝、貧富尊卑、視同一體、皆其所造者乎。