Ecclesiastes 6:9

New International Version

⁹Better what the eye sees
than the roving of the appetite.
This too is meaningless,
a chasing after the wind.^(A)

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Ecclesiastes 6:9

King James Version

⁹Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

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Ecclesiastes 6:9

New King James Version

⁹Better is ^[a]the ^(A)sight of the eyes than the wandering of ^[b]desire.
This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

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Footnotes

Ecclesiastes 6:9 What the eyes see
Ecclesiastes 6:9 Lit. soul

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