And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

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

And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

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.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

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

And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!

But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

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

Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.

For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.