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The Malefactor


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
and; also, even
вы́секи
flog (me)! (imper of высечь) — высечь
но
but
чтоб
so that, in order to
за
behind, beyond; for (+ acc/instr)
де́ло
matter, affair, business
по
along, by, according to (+dat)
со́вести
conscience (gen/dat/prep sg) — совесть

А. П. Чехов, «Злоумышленник», 1885 · sentence 73 of 73

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