1 Do you see, then, my children, the end of the good man? Follow his compassion with a good mind, so that you also may wear crowns of glory. 2 For the good man does not have an evil eye, for he shows mercy to everyone, even to sinners. 3 Even though others scheme against him with evil intent, by doing good he overcomes evil, being shielded by God; and he loves the righteous as his own soul.⁠a 4 If someone is honored, he does not envy him; if someone grows rich, he is not jealous; if someone is brave, he praises him. He commends the virtuous, shows mercy to the poor, has compassion on the weak, and sings praises to God. 5 As for the one who fears God, he protects him as with a shield; the one who loves God he helps; the one who rejects the Most High he warns and turns back; and the one who has the grace of a good spirit he loves as his own soul.