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26 To impose a fine on the innocent is not right
    or to flog the noble for their integrity.(A)

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

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  1. 17:26 Or noble unfairly

It is not right to be partial to the guilty
    or to subvert the innocent in judgment.(A)

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

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The way of the guilty is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is right.

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

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