Kommentar zu Kohelet 4:4

וְרָאִ֨יתִֽי אֲנִ֜י אֶת־כָּל־עָמָ֗ל וְאֵת֙ כָּל־כִּשְׁר֣וֹן הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה כִּ֛י הִ֥יא קִנְאַת־אִ֖ישׁ מֵרֵעֵ֑הוּ גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃

Ich erkannte alles Mühen und alle Werktätigkeit, es ist nur die Eifersucht des einen gegen den andern. Auch das ist Eitelkeit und Haschen nach Wind.

And I observed that all labor. These are the sins, which are toil in the eyes of the Holy One, Blessed Is He.

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And all skillful work. Which is not for the sake of Heaven, but for one’s envy of his friend, both of which are vanity.

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Is the result of man’s envy. Which is the result of man’s envy of his neighbor.

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