as much sinning as sinned against

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What does as much sinning as sinned against mean?

Whose bad acts are possibly outweighed by the bad actions of others towards them.

Where does as much sinning as sinned against come from?

From William Shakespeare's King Lear: "I am a man more sinned against than sinning."

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