Witness seems to be borne to this both by individuals in their private capacity and by legislators themselves; for these punish and take vengeance on those who do wicked acts (unless they have acted under compulsion or as a result of ignorance for which they are not themselves responsible), while they honour those who do noble acts, as though they meant to encourage the latter and deter the former.
Badirudi horren testigantza ditugula bai gizabanako ororen bizitza pribatua, bai legegileen jarduera, horiek, zitalkeriak egiten dituztenei, horretarako indarrez behartuta edo eragileak direlarik jakin gabe egiten dituzten horiei, zigorrak eta kalte-ordainak ezartzen baitizkiete;