Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.Ecclesiastes 4:4
They color envy green
...like money
...like my neighbor's yard
...like a manicured country club
I think I know what they mean
...more cash
...keep up with the Jones's
...prestige in what I own
But money is good
...it clothes the cold
...feeding hungry kids
...saving lives with medicine
Motives can be bad
...driven by greed
...dominant selfish need
...ignoring others that I see
Unhappiness results
...when envy and greed
...override holier views
...materialism is cruel
Contentment is achieved
...with godliness joined
...to eternal commitments
...money's just equipment
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