ISB ~ 2 Corinthians 2 v7

or he may be overwhelmed:Paul warns that “Satan” (2:11) can turn the experience of church discipline into an occasion for despair. For this reason, remedial punishment for sinners should not be excessively harsh or indefinitely prolonged but should always leave the door open for sincere repentance. Paul warns believers of the devil’s schemes more often in 2 Cor than in any of his other letters (4:4; 6:15; 11:3, 14; 12:7).