As with blasphemy or lèse majesté (crimes against a god or a monarch), crimes against one's social betters were punished more severely.

The less fortunate classes are docile, content to accept their subservient roles and satisfied with the social welfare, no matter how skimpy, provided by their betters.

All right, so the best way to do this stuff is to look at our betters, look at people who have done this before.

you and your fathers , the elders ?

Death of community elders

Thus said Yahweh, Go, and buy a potter's earthen bottle, and take some of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests

Nevertheless, local elders forbade Rokhshana and Nabi to marry.

For by this, the elders obtained testimony.

Moses went into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

And Joseph went up to bury his father and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him

And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

The elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him

The four living creatures said, Amen! The elders fell down and worshiped.

Joseph went up to bury his father and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, all the elders of the land of Egypt,

For by it the elders obtained a good report.

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

And all the elders of Israel came and the Levites took up the ark.

And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

All the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

All the elders of Israel came and the Levites took up the ark

to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.

When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

In both Entities, social care institutions take care of the handicapped and elders.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.

Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.

All the elders and all the people said to him, Don't listen, neither consent.

Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

Traditional elders also encourage practices such as marriage between a rapist and his victim.

Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram and the elders of Israel followed him.

And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel

Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel

And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram and the elders of Israel followed him.

The king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.