²⁹ Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually.

⁴ Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

⁴ Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat of it. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,

⁵ but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.

⁶ Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?

⁷ If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you don't do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."

⁸ Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.

¹² Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and was departed from Saul.

¹⁵ When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.

¹² The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth.

¹³ The Lord will laugh at him, For he sees that his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To kill those who are upright in the way.

⁵³ So from that day forward they took counsel that they might put him to death.

¹⁹ You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.

¹² unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

¹³ Don't be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.

¹⁴ We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn't love his brother remains in death.

¹⁵ Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.