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man, know theyself! ~ 29 ~ can immediately be seen, and, in the second case, one can judge immediately that the assailant was in the wrong. But, in life, there are much more complex situations where wrongdoing is not immediately apparent, and the culprits may go scot-free for long periods, or never be brought to book at all. Obviously, they should be condemned by their fellow-men or be punished by a court of law. But sometimes evil deeds are not seen to be such, or the wrong-doers are so clever as to escape punishment, or there simply may not be the means to inflict a suitable punishment. Crimes are often repeated for just such reasons. But the evildoer should not be too ready to congratulate himself on the success of his schemes, or on his ability to evade the law—or the censure of society, for it is exactly this type of action that he will be called to account for by his Creator on the Day of Judgement. Everyone, no matter the walk of life he hails from, will be required to stand before his Maker on that fateful day, and lay bare his entire life before Him. Judged by those of his actions which fall into the ethical category, where principles and right action are of supreme importance, he will either be ushered into paradise, or