A small person is innocent, but he becomes a sinner if he holds a treasure, which means being a small person in itself is not a sin, but if a small person comes into possession of an inappropriate amount of treasure he often tends to make mistakes.
小人に罪無し、玉を抱いて罪有り…小人というだけで罪はないのだが、小人が身分不相応の財宝を持つと、とかく過ちを犯しやすい。