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Ecclesiastes 6:9

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - Amplified Bible

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!

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - American Standard Version

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

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - Bible in Basic English

What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - Darby Bible

Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - English Standard Version

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

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - King James Version

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

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - La Biblia de las Americas

Mejor es lo que ven los ojos que lo que el alma desea.
También esto es vanidad y correr tras el viento.

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - The Message

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - New American Standard Bible

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

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Mejor es lo que ven los ojos que lo que el alma desea.
También esto es vanidad y correr tras el viento.

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - World English Bible

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - Young's Living Translation

Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - Additional Comments

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