King Solomon on Jealousy (AI)

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Zamir Cohen’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

King Solomon says I have seen people in the world who are extreme and the jealousy that burns within them makes them work too much what does that mean they have sustenance they have life they can live normally but they want to become rich why because someone else has a fancy car and I don't so they will work extra hours to get that car someone else has a house like this and I don't so so they'll work more this and I don't so so they'll work more to get one they are in the magazine of the rich but I am not they feel they need to push themselves to make the list of the top 100 wealthiest people they live in constant Pursuit always comparing themselves to others living with this inner fire to be just like them on the other side there's another extreme someone who is complacent and does nothing they may be lazy choosing does nothing they may be lazy choosing not to put in any effort because they have given up on the world they live without ambition without the desire to improve their situation King Solomon says both of these approaches are wrong let's read his words I have seen all the labor what does labor mean labor here means working harder than necessary there's work that a person does to meet basic needs sustenance

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1. 0:00King Solomon says I have seen people in the world who are extreme and the jealousy…
2. 0:30this and I don't so so they'll work more to get one they are in the…
3. 1:00does nothing they may be lazy choosing not to put in any effort because they have…
4. 1:30needs sustenance life a place to live food to eat the ability to function but there's…
5. 2:01the there is good jealousy like the jealousy of the wise who wish to increase their…
6. 2:32of Chase something that someone else has it is a fire that consumes them but let's…
7. 3:03elazar son of Aaron the priest turned back my wrath from the children of Israel by…
8. 3:33means a burning concern within a person it's not just an emotion it's a passion that…

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