As therefore thou being far from perfectly “just” thyself, hast much to be forgiven by God, do not take too strict account, as the self-righteous do (Ecc 7:16; Luk 18:9, Luk 18:11), and thereby shorten their lives (Ecc 7:15, Ecc 7:16), of words spoken against thee by others, for example, thy servant: Thou art their “fellow servant” before God (Mat 18:32-35).