But that is saying solely concerning sins between man and man etc. Likewise concerning known and open sins, though not against man; for even as the sin was public so it is necessary to make the repentance public, and let the sinner feel the disgrace of his misdoings. ¹

footnotes: ¹ The text protects Maimonides against this criticism. That it would be impudent of him to reveal them surely can not refer to publicly known sins. With this difference: Maimonides maintains that sins, even open ones, between man and God, the sinner is not obliged to name publicly when repenting. C. G.