As a bird with beautiful feathers is the target of hunters, so the gifted are targets of the envious.

Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.

I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’

Fair queen, at home there is none like thee, But over the mountains is Snow-white free, With seven little dwarfs, who are strange to see; A thousand times fairer than thou is she. Queen, thou art not the fairest now; Snow-white over the mountain's brow A thousand times fairer is than thou. Queen, thou art the fairest here, But not when Snow-white is near; Over the mountains still is she, Fairer a thousand times than thee.