Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 6:9

טוֹב֙ מַרְאֵ֣ה עֵינַ֔יִם מֵהֲלָ֖ךְ נָ֑פֶשׁ גַּם זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃
ṭvob marʾeh ʿeynayim mehalak napesh gam zeh hebel vrʿvt rvḥa
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.

Modern English

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

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