Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And Jehovah had regard for Abel and his offering,

So Jehovah said to Cain, Why does your anger burn? And why has your countenance fallen?

Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.

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

But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.

And he said to them, Please hear this dream which I have dreamed:

And his brothers said to him, Shall you indeed become king over us? Or shall you indeed rule over us? So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.

And he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall it come to pass that your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to prostrate ourselves to the earth before you?

And Saul was very furious, and the saying made his eyes quiver; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?

So Saul eyed David from that day forward.

And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and Jehovah was with him.

But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overflowing; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

For he knew that they had delivered Him over because of envy.

And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The Spirit who dwells in us yearns to envy?

not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous.

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

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

For there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and with success; yet he shall leave it as inheritance to a man who has not labored in it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

For God gives wisdom, and knowledge, and joy to a man who is good in His sight. But to the sinner He gives labor, to collect and gather, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and striving of spirit.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This is also vanity and striving of spirit.

Since there are many things that increase vanity, how is man any better?

But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.

And his brothers were jealous of him; but his father treasured up these words.