1. IF thou do good, know to whom thou dost it, and there shall be much thanks for thy good deeds.
2. Do good to the just, and thou shalt find great recompense: and if not of him, assuredly of the Lord.
3. For there is no good for him that is always occupied in evil, and that giveth no alms: for the Highest hateth sinners, and hath mercy on the penitent.
4. Give to the merciful and uphold not the sinner: God will repay vengeance to the ungodly and to sinners, and keep them against the day of vengeance.
5. Give to the good, and receive not a sinner.
6. Do good to the humble, and give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not to him, lest thereby he overmaster thee.
7. For thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done to him: for the Highest also hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance to the ungodly.
8. A friend shall not be known in prosperity, and an enemy shall not be hidden in adversity.
9. In the prosperity of a man, his enemies are grieved: and a friend is known in his adversity.