Ecclesiastes 6:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Ecclesiastes 6:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 6:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.”

Ecclesiastes 6:9 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.”

Ecclesiastes 6:9 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 6:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Better <FI>is<Fi> the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also <FI>is<Fi> vanity and vexation of spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 6:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.”

Ecclesiastes 6:9 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The sight of ye eye is better then to walke in ye lustes: this also is vanitie, and vexation of spirit.”

Ecclesiastes 6:9 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Context — Ecclesiastes 6

7 Todo el trabajo del hombre es para su boca, y con todo eso su alma no se harta.

8 Porque ¿qué más tiene el sabio que el necio? ¿qué [más] tiene el pobre que supo caminar entre los vivos?

9 Más vale vista de ojos que deseo que pasa. Y también esto es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.

10 El que es, ya su nombre ha sido nombrado; y se sabe que es hombre, y que no podrá contender con el que es más fuerte que él.

11 Ciertamente las muchas palabras multiplican la vanidad. ¿Qué más tiene el hombre?

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What Does Ecclesiastes 6:9 Mean?

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