If thou do good, know to whom thou doest it;

2 Do good to a godly man, and thou shalt find a recompense;

3 There shall no good come to him that continueth to do evil,

4 Give to the godly man,

5 Do good to one that is lowly,

6 For the Most High also hateth sinners,

7 Give to the good man,

8 A man’s friend will not be fully tried in prosperity;

9 In a man’s prosperity his enemies are grieved;

10 Never trust thine enemy:

11 Though he humble himself, and go crouching,

12 Set him not by thee,

13 Who will pity a charmer that is bitten with a serpent,

14 Even so who will pity him that goeth to a sinner,

15 For a while he will abide with thee,

16 And the enemy will speak sweetly with his lips,

17 If adversity meet thee, thou shalt find him there before thee;

18 He will shake his head, and clap his hands,