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{Ecclesiastes 4:4} Again, I x589 considered 7200 z8804 x853 all x3605 travail, 5999 and every x3605 right 3788 work, 4639 that x3588 for this x1931 a man 376 is envied 7068 of his neighbour. 7453 x4480 This x2088 [is] also x1571 vanity 1892 and vexation 7469 of spirit. 7307
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etc. Heb. all the rightness of work, that this is the envy of man from his neighbour, "And Abel,ª heª also¹ broughtª° of the firstlingsª¹ of his flockª and of the fatª¹ thereof. And the LORDª had respectª° unto¹ Abelª and to¹ his offering:ª ... And Cainª talkedª° withª Abelª his brother:ª and it came to pass,¹ when they were¹ in the field,ª that Cainª rose upª° againstª Abelª his brother,ª and slew¹ him.²°" {Gen 4:4-8} + "These¹ [are] the generationsª of Jacob.ª Joseph,ª [being] seventeenªª yearsª old,ª was¹ feedingª° the flockª with¹ his brethren;ª and the ladª [was] with¹ the sonsª of Bilhah,ª and with¹ the sonsª of Zilpah,ª his father'sª wives:ª and Josephª broughtª° unto¹ his fatherª their¹ evilª report.ª ... And his brethrenª enviedª° him; but his fatherª observedª°¹ the saying.ª" {Gen 37:2-11} + "And Saulª was veryª wroth,ª° and the¹ sayingª displeasedªª° him; and he said,ª° They have ascribedª° unto Davidª ten thousands,ª and to me they have ascribedª° [but] thousands:ª and [what] can he have more¹ but¹ the kingdom?ª ... And Saulª eyedª°¹ Davidª from that dayª¹¹ and forward.ª" {1Sm 18:8-9} + "And Davidª behaved himself wiselyª° in all¹ his ways;ª and the LORDª [was] with¹ him. ... But all¹ Israelª and Judahª lovedª°¹ David,ª because¹ he¹ went outª° and came inª° beforeª them." {1Sm 18:14-16} + "And Saulª was yet¹ the moreª° afraidª° ofª¹ David;ª and Saulª became¹¹ David'sª enemyª° continually.ª¹ ... Then the princesª of the Philistinesª went forth:ª° and it came to pass,¹ after²¹¹ they went forth,ª° [that] Davidª behaved himself more wiselyª° than all¹¹ the servantsª of Saul;ª so that his nameª was muchª set by.ª°" {1Sm 18:29-30} + "Wrathª [is] cruel,ª and angerª [is] outrageous;ª but who¹ [is] able to standª° beforeª envy?ª" {Prv 27:4} + "Forª he knewª° thatª forª envyª they had deliveredª° him.ª" {Mtt 27:18} + "Andª the¹ patriarchs,ª moved with envy,ª° soldª° Josephª intoª Egypt:ª butª Godª wasª° withª him,ª" {Act 7:9} + "² Do ye¹ thinkª° thatª the¹ scriptureª saithª° in vain,ª The¹ spiritª thatª dwellethª° inª usª lustethª° toª envy?ª" {Jms 4:5} + "Notª asª Cain,ª [who] wasª° ofª that wicked one,ª andª slewª° his²¹ brother.ª Andª whereforeªª slewª° he him?ª Becauseª his own²¹ worksª wereª° evil,ª andª his²¹ brother'sª righteous.ª" {1Jn 3:12}
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"[There is] no¹ endª of all¹ the people,ª [even] of all¹ that¹ have been¹ beforeª them: they also¹ that come afterª shall not¹ rejoiceª° in him. Surely¹ this¹ also¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 4:16} + "I have seenª°¹ all¹ the worksª that are doneª°¹ under¹ the sun;ª and, behold,¹ all¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 1:14} + "For¹ there isª a manª whose labourª¹ [is] in wisdom,ª and in knowledge,ª and in equity;ª yet to a manª that hath not¹¹ labouredª° therein shall he leaveª° it [for] his portion.ª This¹ also¹ [is] vanityª and a greatª evil.ª" {Ecc 2:21} + "For¹ [God] givethª° to a manª that [is] goodª¹ in his sightª wisdom,ª and knowledge,ª and joy:ª but to the sinnerª° he givethª° travail,ª to gatherª° and to heap up,ª° that he may giveª° to [him that is] goodª beforeª God.ª This¹ also¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 2:26} + "Betterª [is] the sightª of the eyesª than the wanderingª°¹ of the desire:ª this¹ [is] also¹ vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 6:9} + "Seeing¹ there beª manyª° thingsª that increaseª° vanity,ª what¹ [is] manª the better?ª" {Ecc 6:11} + "And when his brethrenª sawª° that¹ their fatherª lovedª° him more than all¹¹ his brethren,ª they hatedª° him, and couldª° not¹ speakª° peaceablyª unto him." {Gen 37:4} + "And his brethrenª enviedª° him; but his fatherª observedª°¹ the saying.ª" {Gen 37:11}

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