Ecclesiastes 4:4

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Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

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Genesis 37:4

General references

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Ecclesiastes 6:11

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Bible References

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Abel, also, even, he, brought in of the firstlings of his sheep, and of their fat, and Yahweh approved of Abel and of his present;

These, are the generations of Jacob - Joseph, when seventeen years old, was shepherding with his brethren among the flocks, and, he, being a youth, was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah wives of his father, - so then Joseph brought in the talk about them - something bad, unto their father.

Then was Saul exceeding angry, and this saying was offensive in his eyes, and he said, - They have ascribed, to David, ten thousands, but, to me, have they ascribed thousands, - What, more, then, can he have but, the kingdom?

The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?

For he knew that, for envy, they had delivered him up.

And, the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, gave him up into Egypt; and, God, was, with him,

Or think ye that, in vain, the scripture speaketh? Is it, for envying, that the spirit which hath taken an abode within us doth crave?

Not just as, Cain, was, of the wicked one, and slew his brother! And, for what cause, slew he him? Because, his works, were, wicked, whereas, those of his brother, were, righteous.

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There was no end to all the people, to all before whom he came, yet, they who should come later, would not rejoice in him, - surely, even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.

I saw all the works which were done under the sun, - and lo! all, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.

For here is a man, whose toil hath been with wisdom and with knowledge and with skill, - yet, to a man who hath not toiled therein, shall he leave it as his portion, even this, was vanity and a great vexation.

Better what the eyes behold, than the wandering of desire, - even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.

So his brethren saw that their father loved him, more than any of his brethren, and they hated him, and could not bid him prosper,

General references

Vanity of vanities! saith the Proclaimer, vanity of vanities! all, is vanity.

Seeing there are things in abundance which make vanity abound, what profit hath man?

Vanity of vanities, saith the Proclaimer, all, is vanity.