But if one asks for a present when G-d is garmented in His attribute of judgement, this is a mistake. Although the Creator can do kindness even from strictness since all his attributes are multi-faceted, each attribute includes in it all the other attributes but this requires great merit to transform Judgement to Kindness for Judgement is characterized by finding fault in everything as it says "even the heavens are not pure in His eyes"(Job 15:15)
Even the skies are not considered "clean" according to strict judgement: "Even in his angels He finds fault" (Job 4:18). G-d's attribute of Judgement looks at an angel and finds the angel's left wing is not well kempt.
One whose job it is to grade essays for their grammatical correctness so every error they find they must mark with a check, whether it's in verb-noun agreement, or mixing between male and female words. But when this same grader is having a conversation with friends, he is not obligated to point out every grammatical error of the person speaking to him. If the person mixes up their tenses, they are not obligated to tell them: "I'm now giving you a minus for improper tenses." This would be extremely anti-social behavior.
And so we see that even the most critical personage can reveal a more compassionate side and overlook certain mistakes depending on the person they're speaking with. Similarly, chassidim said that sometimes there's an individual who is not as careful as they should be about the details of the mitzvos, but their service of Hashem with great joy causes their transgressions to be overlooked. The grader relates differently to a student and differently to a friend.
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