For apart from law, sin is dead. Clergy Journal, Mar 1989. A saintly man, who had few possessions but enjoyed the simple things of life, was conversing one day with a millionaire. Consumed with the passion for making money, the financier was always gathering wealth but had no time to help others or attend to the important matter of his soul. One reason we want more is because we are comparing ourselves with others.
Covetousness quickly turns to envy which is admiration gone sour.
It is feeling inadequate, depressed and angry over the comparison of your lot with others. Left unchecked it will become resentment, which can turn into hatred. That's just a quick slide into the danger zone of desiring harm to the person. In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. To the psalmist, it seemed as though the greedy prospered in his wickedness, but our greed will consume us in the end.