Ecclesiastes 6:7-9
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 All of a man’s hard work is to feed his mouth, but his appetite[a] never feels satisfied.
8 So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? What advantage does a poor man gain, who knows how to keep walking among the living?[b] 9 Better to have eyes that look at what is actually there than desires that roam. This too is vapor and chasing the wind.
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- Ecclesiastes 6:7 Or his soul
- Ecclesiastes 6:8 Or how to survive among the living
Ecclesiastes 6:7-9
New International Version
7 Everyone’s toil is for their mouth,
yet their appetite is never satisfied.(A)
8 What advantage have the wise over fools?(B)
What do the poor gain
by knowing how to conduct themselves before others?
9 Better what the eye sees
than the roving of the appetite.
This too is meaningless,
a chasing after the wind.(C)
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