14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

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14 He had so many flocks and herds and servants(A) that the Philistines envied him.(B)

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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.

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And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(A)

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11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

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11 His brothers were jealous of him,(A) but his father kept the matter in mind.(B)

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Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

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Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
    but who can stand before jealousy?(A)

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22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

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22 The blessing of the Lord(A) brings wealth,(B)
    without painful toil for it.(C)

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13 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

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13 Our barns will be filled(A)
    with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
    by tens of thousands in our fields;
14     our oxen(B) will draw heavy loads.[a]
There will be no breaching of walls,(C)
    no going into captivity,
    no cry of distress in our streets.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:14 Or our chieftains will be firmly established

Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

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Wealth and riches(A) are in their houses,
    and their righteousness endures(B) forever.

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12 So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

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12 The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.

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For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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Resentment(A) kills a fool,
    and envy slays the simple.(B)

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His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

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and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys,(A) and had a large number of servants.(B) He was the greatest man(C) among all the people of the East.(D)

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And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

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And from that time on Saul kept a close(A) eye on David.

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And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

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Abram had become very wealthy(A) in livestock(B) and in silver and gold.

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16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

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16 He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.(A)

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