Envy is a crafty sin because it dresses up as so many other things—desiring justice, dealing with lack of privilege, wanting only what is fair, consumed with self-pity. When someone says they “just want” this or that, chances are good that envy is at work. Covetousness lusts after things (Col. 3:5). Jealousy wants something in competition with others. An envious person wants to take something away from someone else whether it benefits him or not. If I can’t have it, you can’t either. This malicious discontent at the blessings of others dwells at home in the unrepentant human heart.