And when I had entered the interior of the gate of Paradise, there came out to meet me an old man whose countenance shone as the sun; and when he had embraced me he said: Hail, Paul, beloved of God.
2And he kissed me with a cheerful countenance.
3He wept, and I said to him: Brother, why dost thou weep?
4And again sighing and lamenting he said: We are hurt by men, and they vex us greatly; for many are the good things which the Lord has prepared, and great is his promise, but many do not perceive them.
5And I asked the angel, and said: Sir, who is this?
6And he said to me: This is Enoch, the scribe of righteousness.
7And I entered into the interior of that place, and immediately I saw the sun, and coming it saluted me laughing and rejoicing.
8And when it had seen (me), it turned away and wept, and said to me: Paul, would that thou shouldst receive thy labours which thou hast done in the human race.
9For me, indeed, I have seen the great and many good things, which God has prepared for the just, and the promises of God are great, but many do not perceive them; but even by many labours scarcely one or two enters into these places.