Ecc 4:4 | ESV | STEP | 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

4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is ^avanity ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verses 7, 8, 16 (see note on 1:2)} and a striving after wind.