Don't sneer at the man who is down today,
Unless you have felt the blow
That caused his fall, or felt the shame
That only the fallen know
You may be strong, but still the blows
That were his, if dealt to you
In the self same way at the self same time,
Might cause you to stagger, too
Don't be harsh with the man who sins
or pelt him with words or stones
Unless you are sure, yea doubly sure,
That you have not sins of your own.
For you know perhaps, if the temper's voice
Should whisper as soft to you
As it did to him when he went astray
'Twould cause you to falter, too
Author Unknown