And even when the scales of guilt are more heavily weighted [than those of merit], where, in respect to the din, the issur of judging him in the scales of guilt is not so great — that is in the terms of perceiving him as not having acted in accordance with the din — but he should not rush to shame him because of this before others without having ascertained that this is consistent with all of the qualifications listed above in Principles IV and V and in Principle X. For there are many things where even though the din may not be with him, it is still forbidden to shame him because of this, as will be clear to those who study these principles.
וַאֲפִלּוּ בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁהַכַּף חוֹב מַכְרִיעַ יוֹתֵר, דְּמִצַּד הַדִּין לֵיכָּא אִסוּרָא כָּל כָּךְ, אִם יַכְרִיעֵהוּ לְכַף חוֹבָה, הַיְנוּ לְעִנְיַן (יב) שֶׁיֻּסְכַּם בְּעֵינֵי עַצְּמוֹ עָלָיו, שֶׁעָשָׂה שֶׁלֹּא כַּדִּין, אֲבָל אֵין לְמַהֵר לֵילֵךְ וּלְבַזּוֹתוֹ עֲבוּר זֶה אֵצֶל אֲחֵרִים, אִם לֹא שֶׁיַּשְׁלִימוּ כָּל הַפְּרָטִים הַמְבֹאָרִים לְקַמָּן בִּכְלָל ד' וְה' וּבִכְלָל י' כִּי יֵשׁ הַרְבֵּה דְּבָרִים, שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ אִם אֵין הַדִּין עִמּוֹ, גַּם כֵּן אָסוּר לְבַזּוֹתוֹ עֲבוּר זֶה, כַּמְבֹאָר לְהַמְעַיֵּן בִּכְלָלִים אֵלּוּ.
And even when the scales of guilt are more heavily weighted [than those of merit], where, in respect to the din, the issur of judging him in the scales of guilt is not so great — that is in the terms of perceiving him as not having acted in accordance with the din — but he should not rush to shame him because of this before others without having ascertained that this is consistent with all of the qualifications listed above in Principles IV and V and in Principle X. For there are many things where even though the din may not be with him, it is still forbidden to shame him because of this, as will be clear to those who study these principles.