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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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 of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

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There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

General references

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

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