Satan knows this, and he makes full use of the knowledge.
The man who sets out for heaven will scarcely fail, before he has gone many steps, to come across a Sanballat.

He will have his taunt and jest all ready.

'What is this I hear of you?
Have you turned a saint?
I suppose you are too good for your old companions now; you are going to set the whole world to rights.' Or, if the words are unspoken, Sanballat has the shrug of the shoulders, and the scornful gesture, which are just as hard to bear.

Nor must the man who has his face heavenwards be surprised if he hears Tobiah's sneer.

'Ah, wait a bit,' says Tobiah; 'let us see if it will last.