Ecclesiastes 6:9 - Revised Version 18859 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17699 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition9 Better is the sight of the eyes [the enjoyment of what is available to one] than the cravings of wandering desire. This is also vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility) and a striving after the wind and a feeding on it! See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind. See the chapterCommon English Bible9 It’s better to enjoy what’s at hand than to have an insatiable appetite. This too is pointless, just wind chasing. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version9 It is better to see what you desire, than to desire what you cannot know. But this, too, is emptiness and a presumption of spirit. See the chapter |