Хоть и высеки, но чтоб за дело, по совести…
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Flog a man, if you must, but let it be for cause, in good conscience…
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Помер покойник барин-генерал, царство небесное, а то показал бы он вам, судьям… The late master, the general, is dead, the kingdom of heaven be his, or he'd have shown you something, you judges…
Надо судить умеючи, не зря… One must judge with understanding, not just anyhow…
The words in this sentence
- хоть
- even if; at least
- и
- even (particle, in хоть и)
- вы́секи
- flog (me)! (imper of высечь) — высечь
- но
- but
- чтоб
- so that, in order to
- за
- for, in return for (prep.)
- де́ло
- matter, affair, business
- по
- along, by, according to (+dat)
- со́вести
- conscience (gen/dat/prep sg) — совесть
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