[Grammar] Every day I wake up knowing that the more people I try to save,

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shibli.aftab

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Every day I wake up knowing that the more people I try to save, the more enemies I will make.
Every day I wake up knowing that the more people I will try to save, the more enemies I make.

What are the differences in meaning of above two sentences?
 

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There is no difference in meaning, but the first is natural in contemporary usage, while the second is not.
 

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There is no difference in meaning, but the first is natural in contemporary usage, while the second is not.
Although first one is the original sentence (taken from movie Amazing Spiderman).
 
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