DEUT1701 [After one is awakened to repentance, he will not be able to repent fully unless he impresses seven things upon himself:] Fourth, the sinner must know that all of the transgressions that he has ever committed, both great and small, all of his evil thoughts and idle talk, all of his affairs – small or great – – all are inscribed in the book, and there is no forgetfulness before the Exalted God, as it is written [this verse]: "Is this not stored up with Me, sealed up in My treasures?" and (Iyov 37:7): "With the hand of every man He seals it, to make every man know his dead." For if one thought that his sins would be forgotten, he would not regret them and would not ask forgiveness for them. Many think that because the Holy One Blessed be He defers the punishment for transgressions for so long, that they will be forgotten and no accounting will be exacted for them, as it is written Koheles 8:11): "Because punishment for the evil deed is not meted out quickly, therefore, the hearts of men are full within them to do evil."