Even though a person's virtue or vice is solely for their own self, why should we call anyone bad when there is nothing to be gained from speaking ill of others?

The poet gently reminds us that a person's virtue or vice is solely their own burden to carry and answer for. Why, then, should we soil our own tongue by speaking ill of others, when slander brings neither peace nor any true reward? In essence, it is an invitation to self-reflection and grace, choosing silence over the bitter habit of judgment.