We are pained that others are more prosperous than we are; we desire to possess what others have, though we have no right to it; and this leads to the various guilty methods which are pursued to lessen their enjoyment of it, or to obtain it ourselves, or to show that they do not possess as much as they are commonly supposed to.... for thus the spirit of envy in our bosoms will be gratified. ” ​ — Romans 1: 29; James 4: 5.
Mūs sarūgtina tas, ka citiem sokas labāk nekā mums, un mēs kārojam iegūt to, kas pieder citiem, kaut arī mums uz to nav tiesību; tāpēc mēs lietojam dažādus nosodāmus paņēmienus, lai mazinātu viņu prieku, lai paši iegūtu viņu īpašumu vai arī lai parādītu, ka viņiem nebūt nepieder tik daudz, kā parasti tiek uzskatīts... jo tā mēs apmierinām skaudības garu mūsos. ”