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Ecclesiastes 6:9
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire; this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.[a]

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  1. Ecclesiastes 6:9 Or a feeding on wind. See Hos 12.1
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Ecclesiastes 6:9
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9 Better 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
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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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