וּכְשֶׁיַּחֲשֹׁב עוֹד וִידַמֶּה בְּלִבּוֹ רֶגַע הִכָּנְסוֹ לִפְנֵי הַבֵּית דִּין הַגָּדוֹל שֶׁל צְבָא מַעְלָה, בְּעֵת שֶׁיִּרְאֶה עַצְמוֹ לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים הקב"ה הַקָּדוֹשׁ וְהַטָּהוֹר בְּתַכְלִית הַקְּדֻשָּׁה וְהַטָּהֳרָה בְּסוֹד קְדוֹשִׁים מְשָׁרְתֵי גְּבוּרָה גִּבֹּרֵי כֹחַ עֹשֵׂי דְבָרוֹ אֲשֶׁר אֵין בָּהֶם כָּל מוּם, וְהוּא עוֹמֵד לִפְנֵיהֶם גָּרוּעַ פָּחוּת וְנִבְזֶה מִצַּד עַצְמוֹ, טָמֵא וּמְגֹאָל מִצַּד מַעֲשָׂיו הֲיָרִים רֹאשׁ? הֲיִהְיֶה לוֹ פִּתְחוֹן פֶּה? וְכִי יִשְׁאָלוּהוּ אַיֵּה אֵפוֹא פִיךָ, אַיֵּה גְּאוֹנְךָ וּכְבוֹדְךָ אֲשֶׁר נָשָׂאתָ בְּעוֹלָמְךָ?
And when he contemplates further and pictures in his mind the moment he enters before the great Beit Din of the heavenly host, when he finds himself before the King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, who is absolutely pure and holy, in the midst of the assembly of holy ones, mighty servants, strong in power, obeying His word, without any blemish whatsoever, and he stands before them, base, lowly, and petty in and of himself, defiled and polluted due to his deeds. Will he then raise his head? Will he have what to answer? And when they ask him: "where has your mouth gone? Where is the pride and honor which you assumed in your world?"