'Do you find it an oppressive burden to denounce those
who commit these sins? It is an oppressive burden to remain silent. For
this silence makes you an enemy to God and brings destruction both to
you who conceal such sinners and to those whose sins go unrevealed. How
much better it is to become hateful to our fellow servants for saving
them to provoke God's anger against yourselves. Even if your fellow
servant be vexed with you now, he will not be able to harm you but will
be grateful later on for his cure. But if you seek to win your fellow
servant's favor, if you remain silent and hurt him by concealing his
sin, God will exact from you the ultimate penalty.'
