The Wise and the Fool

The question that came to my mind was, how does a little misdeed, a small sin cause such injury to a man? But from the text this is not just an ordinary man whereby you might expect a little or perhaps a lot of folly. This is a man of reputation, honorable and just, a little sin in his life is magnified beyond a little and one single act of sin, may injure the character of a wise and honorable man, and greatly expose him to shame and contempt, and cause him to stink in the nostrils of men. It may never again recover his dignity and place among men and if he is able to recover, it will not be without the scars of his injury. He will never regain the place and reputation he once had.