punishment is meted out for the bad deed and reward in full
for the hundred good ones. That is, each action is judged
entirely on its own merits. Neither is God a respecter of
persons. On the one hand, He punished Moses for his anger at
the waters of Meribah, and, on the other, He rewarded Esau for
honoring his parents, and Nebuchadnezzar for honoring God.

(50) Maimonides interprets as follows, "Think of the physical
things in which man has no choice, as our sages said, 'All is
in the power of God, except the fear of God.' It is not said
that one must perforce, and against one's will, sin, or that
one is constrained to journey, walk, stand, etc., for these
are in the power of man, and are dependent upon his own free
will, and not upon any (external) compelling force, as we have
explained in chapter eight." See Rawicz, _Commentar des
Maimonides_, p. 89, n. 4, and Garfinkle, _ibid._, p. 88 _et
seq._

Rabbi Chanania, the son of Akashia, said, "The Holy One, blessed be
He, was pleased to make Israel worthy; wherefore He gave them a
copious _Torah_ and many commandments, as it is said, 'It pleased the
Lord, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the _Torah_ and make it
honorable'".