Ecclesiastes 4:4

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Summary

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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This is

Genesis 37:4

General references

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Ecclesiastes 6:11

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Bible References

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And Abel, he also brought in the first-born of his sheep, and their fat. And Jehovah will look to Abel and to his gift

These the generations of Jacob: Joseph the son of seventeen years, was feeding the sheep with his brethren, and this youth with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph will bring their evil slander to their father.

And it will kindle to Saul greatly, and this word will be evil in his eyes; and he will say, They gave to David ten thousands and to me they gave thousands, and yet to him but the kingdom.

Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing; and who shall stand before jealousy?

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

And the patriarchs having been jealous, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Or think ye that the writing says vainly, That the spirit longs for envy, which dwelt in us?

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

This is

No end to all the people, to all which were before them: also the last ones shall not rejoice in him. For also this is vanity and striving of the spirit

I saw all the works they did under the sun; and behold, all vanity and striving of the spirit

For there is man his labor in wisdom, and in knowledge and in success; and to man not laboring in it he shall give his portion. Also this is vanity and much evil.

Good the sight of the eyes above the going of the soul. Also this is vanity and striving of spirit

And his brethren will see that their father loved him above all his brethren, and they will hate him, and will not be able to speak to him for peace.

General references

Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; vanity of vanities, all vanity.

For there is many words increasing vanity, what shall remain to man?

Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity.