אִלּוּלֵא הַקִּנְאָה אֵין הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Were it not for jealousy, the world would not exist

הגדרה (אנגלית)

If there were no jealousy in the world, it could not exist. In certain cases, jealousy brings benefit by creating competition that improves human achievements, as in the saying “the jealousy of scholars increases wisdom.”

("Do not envy your sins; envy the lamp that will never know you... God said: be jealous for Me, for were it not for jealousy, the world would not exist." – Midrash Tehillim, Psalm 37)