Philosophical Sayings About Worldly Matter (XLVII)

Envy boomerangs, for it is a distasteful attitude and easily detectable. It hurts its originators instead of those it is meant for.

(This is a translation of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu’s philosophical sayings about worldly matters originally written in Chinese.)

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Below is not an official translation, just for reference

People who are prone to envy should never let the fire of jealousy in their hearts grow let it grow a fire in their hearts. If they do, they will burn themselves first. Why is that? Because we, as people, must interact with others, we coexist, and everyone will see your words and actions and form an impression of you people form impressions of you based on your words and actions. Jealousy is an ugly and negative trait that people often dislike and find repulsive. If they see that you are a jealous person, they could be turned off by you and may even blame or avoid you. So, the first one who gets hurt is not the other person, but yourself.