“Empathy is denied by ignorance but granted to the wise.”

ἔνεστι δ᾽ οἶκτος ἀμαθίᾳ μὲν οὐδαμοῦ / σοφοῖσι δ᾽ ἀνδρῶν

Ok, ok. οἶκτος…ἀνδρῶν isn’t literally “empathy”: but it seems to fit the passage better.