Ecclesiastes 6:9 - Compare All Versions

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So what advantage has a sage over a fool, or over some poor wretch who barely gets by? Just grab whatever you can while you can; don’t assume something better might turn up by and by. All it amounts to anyway is smoke. And spitting into the wind.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and a striving after wind.

It is better to see what you have than to want more. Wanting more is useless— like chasing the wind.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

What the eyes see [enjoying what is available] is better than [craving] what the soul desires. This too is futility and chasing after the wind.

Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.