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# became the envy of one's neighbor
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The word "envy" may be expressed as an adjective. Alternate translation: "made one's neighbor envious" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# the envy of one's neighbor
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possible meanings are 1) The neighbor envies the object his neighbor made, or 2) the neighbor envies the skills his neighbor has.
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# like chasing the wind
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The author speaks of everything that people do as being useless as if they were trying to control the wind. See how you translated this in [Ecclesiastes 1:14](../01/14.md). Alternate translation: "as useless as trying to control the wind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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