⁴ Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?

³⁴ For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.

¹⁴ But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

¹⁵ This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.

¹⁶ For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.

⁹ And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,

³⁰ A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.

² For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

¹² Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.

⁵ Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?

⁶ But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.

²⁹ Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;

⁵ But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.

¹⁷ But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,

¹⁸ For he saw that for envy they had given him up.

⁶ Put me as a sign on your heart, as a sign on your arm; love is strong as death, and wrath bitter as the underworld: its coals are coals of fire; violent are its flames.

¹¹ And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.

¹⁴ For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.

¹⁹ You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

²⁰ For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.

²¹ For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.