1. When there is a dispute and the parties draw near for judgment, and a decision is given, declaring one party in the right and the other in the wrong,
2. if the one in the wrong deserves whipping, the judge shall have him lie down and in the presence of the judge receive the number of lashes the crime warrants.
3. Forty lashes may be given, but no more; or else, if more lashes are added to these many blows, your brother will be degraded in your sight.