The criticizer is a hypocrite. He is like all other men, full of many faults and coming short, yet he finds fault with others. He criticizes, grumbles, gripes, condemns, judges, and censors others while he too is guilty of so much in so many other areas. The disciple must examine himself first. Judging himself first will enable him to see clearly just how to help others.
Rigid examination is required.
Simple honesty and thought say that a man must clean the dirt out of his own eye before he can see clearly enough to help others clean their eyesight. Every tree is known by its fruit, its nature. A good man is not judged by a bad piece of fruit here and there, but by the good fruit he bears. Every tree produces some bad fruit, yet the tree is not cast away. A tree is not rejected unless it leans toward bad fruit.