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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Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Ce que les yeux voient est préférable à l'agitation des désirs: c'est encore là une vanité et la poursuite du vent.
KJV
Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Salonius
Mystical Exposition on Ecclesiastes
es it mean when it says: "It is better to see what you desire than to long for what you don't know" (Ecclesiastes 6:9)? How can a person see what they desire, or how can they long for what they don't know? The person who uses their mind to distinguish between good and evil sees…
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