He said to his people,“ Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are.

对他的百姓说：“看哪，这以色列民比我们还多，又比我们强盛。

他对自己的百姓说：“看哪，以色列人的百姓比我们还多，又比我们强盛。

他对自己的百姓说：“看哪，以色列人的百姓比我们还多，又比我们强盛。

对他的百姓说：“你们看，以色列人比我们多，又比我们强。

他对自己的人民说：“看哪，以色列民比我们众多强盛。

對他的百姓說：「看哪，這以色列民比我們還多，又比我們強盛。

他對自己的百姓說：「看哪，以色列人的百姓比我們還多，又比我們強盛。

他對自己的百姓說：「看哪，以色列人的百姓比我們還多，又比我們強盛。

對他的百姓說：「你們看，以色列人比我們多，又比我們強。

他對自己的人民說：“看哪，以色列民比我們眾多強盛。

他對他的人民說：『看哪，以色列人眾民繁多強盛，勝過我們。

告民曰、以色列族強庶過我、

告民曰、以色列族甚眾、其強過我、

告其民曰、此以色列族甚眾、其強過我、

“ Look,” he said to his people,“ the Israelites have become far too numerous for us.

“ Look,” he said to his people.“ The Israelites are far too many for us.

And he said to his people,“ Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.

He said to his people,“ Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.

And he said to his people,“ Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.

And he said to his people,“ Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we;

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

He said to his people,“ Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel[ are] more and mightier than we:

He said to his people,“ Look at the Israelite people, more numerous and stronger than we are!

He said to his people,“ Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.

And the Lord multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies.Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the Lord’s servants.

But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying.For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.

A growing population is a king’s glory; a prince without subjects has nothing.

The king of Moab said to the elders of Midian,“ This mob will devour everything in sight, like an ox devours grass in the field!” So Balak, king of Moab,sent messengers to call Balaam son of Beor, who was living in his native land of Pethor near the Euphrates River. His message said:“ Look, a vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth and are threatening me.

Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless— like chasing the wind.

Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.

Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him.

Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.

Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.