Cross Reference ECCLESIASTES 6:9 BETTER IS THE SIGHT OF THE EYES THAN THE WANDERING OF THE DESIRE THIS IS ALSO VANITY AND VEXATION OF SPIRIT

{Ecclesiastes 6:9} Better 2896 [is] the sight 4758 of the eyes 5869 than the wandering 1980 z8800 x4480 of the desire: 5315 this x2088 [is] also x1571 vanity 1892 and vexation 7469 of spirit. 7307

Better:
"[There is] nothing¹ betterª for a man,ª [than] that he should eatª °¹ and drink,ª ° and [that] he should make his soulª ¹ ¹ enjoy² ° goodª in his labour.ª Thisª also¹ I¹ saw,ª ° that¹ it¹ [was] from the handª ¹ of God.ª" {Ecc 2:24} + "I knowª ° that¹ [there is] no¹ goodª in them, but¹ for¹ [a man] to rejoice,ª ° and to doª ° goodª in his life.ª ... And also¹ that every man² should eatª °¹ ¹ ¹ and drink,ª ° and enjoyª ° the goodª of all¹ his labour,ª it¹ [is] the giftª of God.ª" {Ecc 3:12-13} + "Behold¹ [that] which¹ I¹ have seen:ª ° [it is] goodª and comelyª [for one] to eatª ° and to drink,ª ° and to enjoyª ° the goodª of all¹ his labourª that he takethª °¹ under¹ the sunª allª the daysª of his life,ª which¹ Godª givethª ° him: for¹ it¹ [is] his portion.ª" {Ecc 5:18}

wandering of the desire:
Heb. walking of the soul, "If¹ my stepª hath turned¹ out² ° of¹ the way,ª and mine heartª walkedª ° afterª mine eyes,ª and if any blotª hath cleavedª ° to mine hands;ª" {Job 31:7} + "The horseleachª hath twoª daughters,ª [crying], Give,ª ° give.ª ° There are threeª ¹ [things that] are never¹ satisfied,ª ° [yea], fourª [things] sayª ° not,¹ [It is] enough:ª ... The grave;ª and the barrenª womb;ª the earthª [that] is not¹ filledª ° with water;ª and the fireª [that] saithª ° not,¹ [It is] enough.ª" {Prv 30:15-16} + "For¹ of old timeª ¹ I have brokenª ° thy yoke,ª [and] burstª ° thy bands;ª and thou saidst,ª ° I will not¹ transgress;ª °°² when¹ upon¹ every¹ highª hillª and under¹ every¹ greenª treeª thou¹ wanderest,ª ° playing the harlot.ª °" {Jer 2:20}

this:
"A manª to whom¹ Godª hath givenª ° riches,ª wealth,ª and honour,ª so that he wantethª nothing¹ for his soulª of all¹ ¹ that¹ he desireth,ª ° yet Godª giveth him not powerª °¹ to eatª ° thereof,¹ but¹ a strangerª ª eatethª ° it: this¹ [is] vanity,ª and it¹ [is] an evilª disease.ª" {Ecc 6:2} + "Vanityª of vanities,ª saithª ° the Preacher,ª vanityª of vanities;ª all¹ [is] vanity.ª" {Ecc 1:2} + "I have seenª °¹ all¹ the worksª that are doneª °¹ under¹ the sun;ª and, behold,¹ all¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 1:14} + "Then I¹ lookedª ° on all¹ the worksª that my hands² had wrought,ª °¹ ¹ and on the labourª that I had labouredª °¹ to do:ª ° and, behold,¹ all¹ [was] vanityª and vexationª of spirit,ª and [there was] no¹ profitª under¹ the sun.ª" {Ecc 2:11} + "For¹ what¹ hathª ° manª of all¹ his labour,ª and of the vexationª of his heart,ª wherein² he¹ ¹ hath labouredª under¹ the sun?ª ... For¹ all¹ his daysª [are] sorrows,ª and his travailª grief;ª yea,¹ his heartª taketh not¹ restª ° in the night.ª This¹ is also¹ vanity.ª" {Ecc 2:22-23} + "Again, I¹ consideredª °¹ all¹ travail,ª and every¹ rightª work,ª that¹ for this¹ a manª is enviedª of his neighbour.ª ¹ This¹ [is] also¹ vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 4:4}

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