The way you condemn, criticize, and dog (in other words stand in judgement of) someone else in their station or situation in life, is the same way that you will be condemned, criticized, and dogged (in another word, judged) when you find yourself in the same or similar place in life.
While you are up, don't gossip and frown upon another who is down, because if the roles reverse, as they sometimes do, you will experience the same measure of gossip and 'hate' that you dealt out. And it won't be from the one you dealt it to, because they know what it is like to be in your shoes and will have a level of compassion for your situation. But you will feel it from some source as a consequence of your past actions.
So if you find yourself in a new station in your life, and you are feeling the heat of condemnation, criticism, or just being dogged out about where you are, consider your ways. Were you the same way towards others in a similar situation in your past? If so, apologize if at all possible, and then forgive yourself. After that, reach a level of compassion through these new experiences so that your new reaction to anyone's life situations will no longer come from a place of judgement or condemnation, but hopefully it will cause you to pray for that person or group of people to make it through and come out better than they were before.
'Judge not, that ye may not be judged, for in what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged, and in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you.' Matt. 7:1-2 Young's Literal Translation
Shalom
