The Clue
"___ slayeth the silly one": Job (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ENVY
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Notes
The answer ENVY is common and appears about once every 275 puzzles.
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Begrudge
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One of the deadly sins
It's a sin
Object of desire
Turn green?
Comparer's problem, maybe
Green-eyed emotion
"Green-eyed monster"
Green-eyed monster
Gruesome septet member
Jealousy's next of kin
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Resent another's ascent
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Emerald-eyed one's feeling
It "slayeth the silly one": Job
"A kind of praise": John Gay
Need to keep up with the Joneses
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Definition
ENVY as a noun:
1. (envy, enviousness) = a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
2. (envy, invidia) = spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
ENVY as a verb:
1. feel envious towards; admire enviously
2. (envy, begrudge) = be envious of; set one's heart on