Ecclesiastes 6:9
1599 Geneva Bible
9 The [a]sight of the eye is better than to walk in the lusts: this also is vanity, and vexation of spirit.
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- Ecclesiastes 6:9 To be content with that which God hath given, is better than to follow the desires that never can be satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 6:9
New International Version
9 Better what the eye sees
than the roving of the appetite.
This too is meaningless,
a chasing after the wind.(A)
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