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Ecclesiastes 6:9
Contemporary English Version
Ecclesiastes 6:9
Contemporary English Version
9 It's better to enjoy what we have than to always want something else, because that makes no more sense than chasing the wind.[a]
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- 6.9 chasing the wind: See the note at 1.14.
Ecclesiastes 6:9
New International Version
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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