לֹא־תָח֥וֹס עֵֽינְךָ֖ עָלָ֑יו וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֧ דַֽם־הַנָּקִ֛י מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְט֥וֹב לָֽךְ׃ (ס)
Huwag kang maaawa sa kanya; sa halip ay aalisin mo sa Israel ang dugo ng walang-sala, at sa gayon ay mapapabuti ka.
Duties of the Heart
Ruthlessness is in place in paying back the wicked and exacting vengeance on the corrupt, as Scripture says, "neither shall you pity him, have mercy upon him, nor shield him" (Deut. 13:9).