The tenth commandment forbids avarice arising from a passion for riches and their attendant power.
Envy is sadness at the sight of another’s goods and the immoderate desire to have them for oneself. It is a capital sin.
The baptized person combats envy through good-will, humility, and abandonment to the providence of God.
Christ’s faithful “have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires”2; they are led by the Spirit and follow his desires.
Mt 6:21.
Gal 5:24.
Cf. Jn 4:14.