²⁶ It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.^[a](A)

⁵ It is not good to show partiality to the guilty,^(A)
denying an innocent person justice.^(B)

⁸ A guilty one’s conduct is crooked,^(A)
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.^(B)