Chapter 13: The Seven Deadly Sins—Jealousy
Youcannotbenoble,butnotshameless; youcannotbegreat,butnotmean; youcannotbesmart,butnotconfused; youcannotbeerudite,butnotignorant; youcannotmakefriends,butnotlonely; youcannotbeoptimistic,butnotdisgustedwiththeworld; youcannotbegenerous,butnotattheexpenseofothers; youcannotpursue,butnotbejealous; youcannotbeaggressive,butnotbackward。
Jealousyisakindofwanderinglust,whichlingersinthestreetandrefusestostayathome. Ajealousmancan'taccomplishgreatthingshimself, buthetriestounderestimatethegreatnessofothersandbelittlethegreatnessofotherssoastomakethemequaltohimselfIfbutterflieshaveavoice,theyshouldbeenvious. Ifyouarepassionate,youshouldbejealous. IfLiufeelsit,heshouldgivein. YanHongintendstobeashamed.Whenyousurpassothersalittle,otherswillenvyyou; whenyousurpassothersalargepart,otherswillenvyyou. Ifyoucareaboutyourheart,therearecomplaintseverywhere; lifeisillusory,emptytocome, (You are not noble, but you cannot be shameless; you are not great, but you cannot be mean; you are not intelligent, but you cannot be confused; you are not erudite, but you cannot be ignorant; you do not make friends, but you cannot be lonely; you are not optimistic, but you cannot be world-weary; you are not generous, but not at the expense of others; you do not pursue, but you cannot be shamelessly jealous; you are not aggressive, but you cannot lag behind, jealousy is a wandering desire, it wanders the streets, refuses to stay at home.
The jealous man cannot achieve great things on his own, but he always underestimates the greatness of others and belittles the greatness of others to make them equal to himself.
If you surpass others a little, others will envy you, and if you are far more than others, others will envy you.
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