My LORD’s Bible1 Clement 4
1For thus it is written: “And it came to pass after certain days, that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice unto God; and Abel also brought of the firstlings of his sheep, and of the fat thereof. And God had respect to Abel and to his offerings, but Cain and his sacrifices He did not regard. And Cain was deeply grieved, and his countenance fell. And God said to Cain, Why art thou grieved, and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou offerest rightly, but dost not divide rightly, hast thou not sinned? Be at peace: thine offering returns to thyself, and thou shalt again possess it. And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go into the field. And it came to pass, while they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.” Ye see, brethren, how envy and jealousy led to the murder of a brother. Through envy, also, our father Jacob fled from the face of Esau his brother. Envy made Joseph be persecuted unto death, and to come into bondage. Envy compelled Moses to flee from the face of Pharaoh king of Egypt, when he heard these words from his fellow-countryman, “Who made thee a judge or a ruler over us? wilt thou kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian yesterday?” On account of envy, Aaron and Miriam had to make their abode without the camp. Envy brought down Dathan and Abiram alive to Hades, through the sedition which they excited against God’s servant Moses. Through envy, David underwent the hatred not only of foreigners, but was also persecuted by Saul king of Israel.
Τέγραπται γὰρ οὕτωφ' Kai ἐγένετο μεθ᾽ ἡμέρας, ἐἵνεγ- ( xen Κάϊν ἀπὸ τῶν κδρπῶν τῆς γῆς θγοίδν τῷ Θεῷ, Kai Ἄβελ 3 ἤνεγκεν κδὶ ayrdc ἀπὸ τῶν πρωτοτόκων τῶν προδάτων Kai ἀπὸ τῶν εταάτων δὶ τῶν. Kal ἐπεῖδεν ὁ Θεὸς ἐπὶ “ABeA κοὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς δώροις αὐτοῦ, ἐπὶ δὲ Kdin κδὶ ἐπὶ ταῖς θγοίδις ayTo? oy προοόςχεν. Kai ἀλγπήθη Κάϊν λίαν Kal cynémecen τῷ προς- ὦπῳ δὐτοῦ. καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεὸς πρός Κάϊν" “Ina τί περίλγπος ἐγένου ; Kal ἵνδ τί cyndrrecen τὸ πρόοωπόν coy; οὐκ ἐὰν ὀρθῶς προοενέγκως ὀρθῶς δὲ μὴ διέλῃς, ἥμδρτες ; ticyyacon’ πρὸς cd ἡ ἀποοτροφη δύτοῦ, xai cy ἄρξεις δύτοῦ. καὶ εἶπεν Κάϊν τιρὸς ἌΒελ τὸν ἀλαλφὸν δύτοξ Διέλθωμεν εἰς τὸ πεδίον. καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εἶνδι δὐτοὴς ἐν τῷ πελίῳ ἀνέστη Κάϊν ἐπὶ Ἄβελ τὸν ἀδελφὸν ayto? Kai ἀπέκτεινεν τόν. Ὁρᾶτε, ἀδελφοί, ζῆλος καὶ φθόνος ἀδελφοκτονίαν κατειργάσατο. διὰ ζῆλος ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν Ἰακὼβ ἀπέδρα. ἀπὸ προσώπου Ἠσαῦ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ. ζῆλος ἐποίησεν ᾿Ιωσὴφ μέχρι θανάτου διωχθῆναι καὶ μέχρι δουλείας εἰσελθεῖν. ζῆλος φυγεῖν ἠνάγκασεν Μωῦσῆν ἀπὸ προσώπου Φαραὼ βασιλέως Αἰγύτ- του ἐν τῷ ἀκοῦσαι αὐτὸν awd τοῦ ὁμοφύλου, Tic ce κἀτέετηςεν I κριτὴν H AIKACTHN ἐφ᾿ ἡμῶν ; MH ἀνελεῖν me Cy θέλεις, ON τρό- tron ἀνεῖλες ἐχθὲς τὸν Αἰγήπτιον ; διὰ ζῆλος ᾿Ααρὼν καὶ Μαριὰμ ἔξω τῆς παρεμβολῆς ηὐλίσθησαν. ζῆλος Δαθὰν καὶ ᾿Αβειρὼν ζῶντας κατήγαγεν εἰς ἔδον, διὰ τὸ στασιάσαι αὐτοὺς πρὸς τὸν θεράποντα τοῦ Θεοῦ Μωῦσῆν. διὰ ζῆλος Δαυεὶδ φθόνον ἔσχεν οὐ μόνον ὑπὸ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὑπὸ Σαοὺλ [βασιλέως Ἰσραὴλ] ἐδεώχθη.