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2:17 in the edition I saw.
Anyhow, a couple of possible explanations:
1) ????? ?? ?????? only means ?????, not ??????. I will admit, this is a ????.
2) Hashem did not create everyone equally. In one way, two people could be equal in that they fulfilled the same percentage of their potential. From a different perspective, the one who accomplished more is l’maaseh greater, and gets more schar.
What would you say in a comparison between two people; one was given 613 commandments and one 7, both did so to the same degree. Do they get equal schar? Same here. To further add, the one with more potential stands not only to potentially gain more schar if he fulfills his potential, he also stands to lose more (receive a bigger onesh) if he doesn’t.