(1) עיניכם הרואות,The Torah testifies that their original sin had “only” been to whore with the daughters of Moav. (Numbers 25,1) Because truly, those who sinned with the worship of Ba'al Peor did not intent to this initially but their initial was for sexuality alone. As it is stated, "And the nation began to whore (Numbers 25,1)."

And even though the Torah forbade this because of the concern of idol worship, as it is stated, "And their daughters will whore and they will entice your sons (Exodus 34,16), each one of them thought that this would not happen to him at all.

And behold the opposite happened, because of every man who went after Baal Peor to cleave to his daughters, there is not one of them that was guarded by his wisdom from stumbling in the actual worship until Hashem your G-d destroyed him.

(1) כי היא חכמתכם, observance of the laws of the Torah is your true wisdom and will enable you to resist the lures and challenges by the heretics.

(1) כי מי גוי גדול אשר אלוקים קרובים אליו, for it will pay you to be considered intelligent and wise in the eyes of the gentiles seeing that G’d is close to us בכל קראנו אליו, whenever we call upon Him. This teaches the gentiles that we are the chosen people. If the gentiles would consider you as being fools this would be a desecration of G’d’s name for they would then ask derisively: “is this the nation that claims to be G’d’s special nation?” (compare Ezekiel 36,20) (1) ומי גוי גדול אשר לו חקים ומשפטים צדיקים, the reason that you will be considered as so wise in the eyes of the gentile nations is because you observe the commandments and statutes of G’d. There is no other nation in existence that can boast such a set of laws which by themselves point the way to G’d’s existence and His wonderful ways. Who else has social laws which have neither been designed for the benefit of the judges nor for the benefit their bureaucracy and their clerks, but serve one interest only the dispensation of justice and fairness? Our sages phrased it thus: “what is justice for one is at the same time fairness, righteousness for the opposing party.” (Sanhedrin 6). Restitution of stolen property to the victim is justice, having returned stolen property makes the erstwhile thief once more a צדיק, a righteous person.