Just as a woman cooks many dishes in a kitchen but a small act of unholiness makes the food contaminated or sullied.
Just as a woman embellishes her body and enjoys the union with her husband, but if her menstruation is due, the husband refrains from sharing bed with her.
Just as a woman makes every effort for the safety of her pregnancy, but if her menstruation re-starts, there is every fear of miscarriage. She then feels distressed and is called unfortunate.
Similarly, one should maintain disciplined life and piety of actions. But, if even a small sin is committed, it is like a dreadful fire in a bail of cotton. (One small wrong act destroys all the goodness that had been earned.) (637)