¹⁸ For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up.

⁴ Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

⁵ Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

⁴⁵ But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

⁹ And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,

¹⁷ But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,

¹⁰ For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.

¹¹ Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see `thy' zeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.

⁴ Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

¹⁶ They envied Moses also in the camp, `And' Aaron the saint of Jehovah.

⁷ And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.

⁸ And Saul was very wroth, and this 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?

⁹ And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

¹⁰ And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand;

¹¹ and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

¹¹ And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.