And the elders said to Daniel, 'Please sit with us, and let us discern if God has appointed you as a man of judgment and justice.
And Daniel answered and said, 'Let the two witnesses be separated, each from the other, and I will question each man individually.'
And after they had parted, he called the first [elder] and said to him, "The elder in days and in crimes now will lay his hands on your head.
Please know that you have judged unfairly, justifying the wicked and condemning the righteous, even though God has said, 'Do not kill the innocent and the righteous.'