A man lay drunk and asleep by the roadside, having lost control of himself.
A devout man passed by and looked at him in his disgraceful state.
The young man awoke from his drunken sleep and said:
"When they pass by idle talk, they pass by with dignity.
When you see a sinner, be a concealer and patient.
O you who criticize my actions, why do you not pass by nobly?"
Do not turn away, O pious one, from the sinner
Look upon him with compassion
If I am ignoble in my actions
You should pass by me as the noble do
