en_tn/pro/17/25.md

bitterness

emotional pain, sorrow

Also, it is never good to punish one who does right, neither is it good to flog noble men who have integrity.

AT: "It is wrong to punish one who does right, or to flog noble men who have integrity." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes)

flog

whip severely