If the repentant man became “swallowed up by his being overly sad ” and gave up entirely, especially would the elders bear some responsibility for this before the merciful God, Jehovah.
سَيَكُونُونَ قُسَاةً وَعَدِيمِي الرَّحْمَةِ مِثْلَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَفْسِهِ .‏