Based on Chapter 12 of the Sai Satcharitra, how are saints described, and how do they differ from God's incarnations?

Chapter 12 of the Sai Satcharitra explains that the purpose of God's incarnation is to protect the virtuous and destroy the wicked. However, it presents saints as being uniquely distinct from this role. The chapter emphasizes that to saints, the virtuous and the wicked are equal; they do not distinguish between great and small. Their hearts are filled with compassion, and they first endeavor to set the wicked on the right path. In this specific sense, the text suggests saints are 'greater than God.' Sai Baba is presented as an embodiment of this ideal, a being who has extreme affection for every living being and maintains an enmity-free equality everywhere, seeing no difference between a friend or foe.