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老鹰拔毛 两只老鹰，一只飞得很怏，一只飞得太慢，飞慢的一只老鹰，嫉妒那只飞快的老鹰。一次，飞慢的老鹰对一个猎人说：「前面有只飞得很快的鹰，你去用箭射死它。」猎人说：「可以的，只是我的箭上缺少一根羽毛，可否拔下你的一根？」飞慢的老鹰说：「好！」它就拔下一根丢给猎人，猎人未能射中那鹰。猎人说：「再拔一根来如何？」飞慢的老鹰说「好！」又拔一根，然而又未射中。这样，一技一技的射去，鹰毛一根一根的拔下，把它自己身上的羽毛都拔完了，它不能再飞了，结果那位猎人把它捉去.这是一个很明显的教训，大抵嫉妒别人，谋害别人，结果别人不会害到，反而害了自己。 圣经里嫉妒别人的事例 (一)太二十章，因同得一钱银子的工价而「红眼」；(二)路十章，马大抱怨马利亚不作事；(三)路十五章，大儿子抱怨小儿子浪费赀财，仍得与父亲同乐；(四)约二十一章，彼得问主关于约翰「这人将来如何？」─ 寇世远《剩下集》 嫉妒反倒害了自己 古代有两个武士比武，失败的这个武士，不甘服输，别人替得胜的人在市中心做了一个石像，记念他的威武，这个失败的武士半夜起来，用全力去推石像，推了一整夜，结果石像推倒了，他也压死在石像底下；他推倒的是对方的偶像，他赔上的是自己的生命。 Envy There is a fable that Satan's agents were failing in their various attempts to draw into sin a holy man who lived as a hermit in the desert of northern Africa. Every attempt had met with failure; so Satan, angered with the incompetence of his subordinates; became personally involved in the case. He said, "The reason you have failed is that your methods are too crude for one such as this. Watch this." He then approached the holy man with great care and whispered softly in his ear, "Your brother has just been made Bishop of Alexandria." Instantly the holy man's face showed that Satan had been successful: a great scowl formed over his mouth and his eyes tightened up. "Envy," said Satan, "is often our best weapon against those who seek holiness."
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