Always self

Ecclesiastes 4:4     New English Translation

Labor Motivated by Envy

4 Then I considered all the skillful work that is done:

Surely it is nothing more than competition between one person and another.

This also is profitless—like chasing the wind.

“Sorry-full and pitiful. “ Yes, that is me!

Moving on to the strength of others in this race

Ignoring The Lord and beaten in my greed

In search of fleshly glory written on my face

The end is clearly before me from the beginning

The starting blocks I moved for my advantage

I started already running before the first inning

To defeat all others with me as I acted like a savage

Now the end of the race with the finish line in sight

To quench my thirst, I steal water from the fallen

I need to finish well for admiration in the lime-light

For all to see in esteem as my name, they’re calling