Mahabharata 12.83.43

न्यायतो दुष्कृते घातः सुकृते स्यात्कथं वधःनेह युक्तं चिरं स्थातुं जवेनातो व्रजेद्बुधः

nyāyato duṣkṛte ghātaḥ sukṛte syātkathaṃ vadhaḥneha yuktaṃ ciraṃ sthātuṃ javenāto vrajedbudhaḥ

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.