Don't find fault with the man who limps
    Or struggles along the road,
Unless you have the shoes he wears,
    Or stumble beneath his load.

Don't be harsh on the man that sins,
    Or pelt him with words or stones,
Unless you are sure, yea, doubly sure,
    That you have no sins of your own.

Don't sneer at the man who's down today,
    Unless you have felt the blow
That caused his fall, or felt the pain
    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 same time,
    Might cause you to stagger too.