Ecclesiastes 4:4
I saw that all labor and success spring from a man's envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
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Genesis 4:4-8
while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, . . .

Genesis 37:2-11
This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them. . . .

1 Samuel 18:8, 9, 14-16, 29, 30
And Saul was furious and resented this song. "They have ascribed tens of thousands to David, " he said, "but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?" . . .

Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Matthew 27:18
For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over.

Acts 7:9
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

James 4:5
Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

1 John 3:12
Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

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Ecclesiastes 3:16
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 1:14
I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:21, 26
When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil. . . .

Ecclesiastes 6:9, 11
Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. . . .

Genesis 37:4, 11
When Joseph's brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to a man's jealousy of his friend. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

International Standard Version
Then I examined all sorts of work, including all kinds of excellent achievements that create envy in others. This also is pointless and chasing after the wind.

NET Bible
Then I considered all the skillful work that is done: Surely it is nothing more than competition between one person and another. This also is profitless--like chasing the wind.
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