Now when Rachelsawthat she boreJacobnochildren, she becamejealousof her sister;and she saidto Jacob,"Giveme children,or elseI die."
Now the LORDsawthat Leahwas unloved,and He openedher womb,but Rachelwas barren.
His brotherswere jealousof him, but his fatherkeptthe saying[in mind].
But he himselfwenta day'sjourneyinto the wilderness,and cameand satdownundera junipertree;and he requestedfor himselfthat he might die,and said,"It is enough;now,O LORD,takemy life,for I am not betterthanmy fathers."
"Whowill contendwith me? For thenI would be silentand die.
"Whydid I not dieat birth,Comeforthfrom the womband expire?
"For angerslaysthe foolishman,And jealousykillsthe simple.
When they becameenviousof Mosesin the camp,And of Aaron,the holyoneof the LORD,
A tranquilheartis lifeto the body,But passionis rottennessto the bones.
Sheol,and the barrenwomb,Earththat is neversatisfiedwith water,And firethat neversays,"Enough."
I have seenthat everylaborand everyskillwhich is doneis [the result of] rivalrybetween a manand his neighbor.Thistoois vanityand strivingafter wind.
"So ifYou are going to dealthuswith me, pleasekillme at once,ifI have foundfavorin Your sight,and do not let me seemy wretchedness."
But Mosessaidto him, "Are you jealousfor my sake? Wouldthat allthe LORD'Speoplewere prophets,that the LORDwould putHis Spiritupon them!"
He leftJudeaand went awayagaininto Galilee.
For His discipleshad gone awayinto the cityto buyfood.
for you are stillfleshly.For sincethere is jealousyand strifeamongyou, are you not fleshly,and are you not walkinglikemere men?
For the sorrowthat is accordingto [the will] [of] Godproducesa repentancewithout regret,[leading] to salvation,but the sorrowof the worldproducesdeath.
envying,drunkenness,carousing,and things likethese,of whichI forewarnyou, justas I have forewarnedyou, that thosewho practicesuch thingswill not inheritthe kingdomof God.
For we alsooncewere foolishourselves,disobedient,deceived,enslavedto variouslustsand pleasures,spending our lifein maliceand envy,hateful,hatingone another.
But ifyou havebitterjealousyand selfish ambitionin your heart,do not be arrogantand [so] lieagainstthe truth.
Ordo you thinkthat the Scripturespeaksto no purpose:"He jealouslydesiresthe SpiritwhichHe has made to dwellin us"?
She, greatlydistressed,prayedto the LORDand weptbitterly.
