Ecclesiastes 6:9
What does Ecclesiastes 6:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 6:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Better <FI>is<Fi> the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also <FI>is<Fi> vanity and vexation of spirit.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Better it is to see what thou mayst desire, than to desire that which thou canst not know. But this also is vanity, and presumption of spirit.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
- Job 31:7
If my step hath turned out of the way, And my heart walked after mine eyes, And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:
- Ecclesiastes 2:11
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 4:4
Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
- Ecclesiastes 6:2
a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but an alien eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
- Ecclesiastes 3:12
I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.
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