Proverbs 28: 22 says: “A man of envious eye is bestirring himself after valuable things, but he does not know that want itself will come upon him. ”
تقول الامثال ٢٨ :‏ ٢٢‏ :‏ « ذو العين الحاسدة يهبّ وراء النفائس ،‏ وهو لا يعرف ان العوز يأتي عليه » .‏