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.

In context

7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

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

10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

KJV King James Version: Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
WEB 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
ASV 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
DBY Darby Translation: Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
WBS Webster Bible: Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.