Deuteronomy 25:1-4

1When people have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty.

2If the guilty person deserves to be beaten, the judge shall make them lie down and have them flogged in his presence with the number of lashes the crime deserves,

3but the judge must not impose more than forty lashes. If the guilty party is flogged more than that, your fellow Israelite will be degraded in your eyes.

4Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.