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14 He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of 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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Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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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 But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant.

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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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Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood,
    but jealousy is even more dangerous.

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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 makes a person rich,
    and he adds 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 May our barns be filled
    with crops of every kind.
May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands,
    even tens of thousands,
14     and may our oxen be loaded down with produce.
May there be no enemy breaking through our walls,
    no going into captivity,
    no cries of alarm in our town squares.

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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

They themselves will be wealthy,
    and their good deeds will last forever.

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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 Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

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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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Surely resentment destroys the fool,
    and jealousy kills the simple.

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

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He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.

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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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So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.

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

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(Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.)

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

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16 Then Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts because of her—sheep, goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, 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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