Ecclesiastes 6:9

It is betere to se that, that thou coueitist, than to desire that, that thou knowist not; but also this is vanyte, and presumpcioun of spirit.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8What hath a wijs man more than a fool? and what hath a pore man, no but that he go thidur, where is lijf?

10The name of hym that schal come, is clepid now, and it is knowun, that he is a man, and he mai not stryue in doom ayens a strongere than hym silf.

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Cross References

Job 31:7If my step bowide fro the weie; if myn iye suede myn herte, and a spotte cleuede to myn hondis;

Ecclesiastes 1:2The vanyte of vanytees, seide Ecclesiastes; the vanyte of vanytees, and alle thingis ben vanite.

Ecclesiastes 1:17And Y yaf myn herte, that Y schulde knowe prudence and doctryn, and errours and foli. And Y knew that in these thingis also was trauel and turment of spirit;

Ecclesiastes 2:22For whi what schal it profite to a man of al his trauel, and turment of spirit, bi which he was turmentid vndur sunne?

Ecclesiastes 4:4Eft Y bihelde alle the trauelis of men, and bisynesses; and Y perseyuede that tho ben opyn to the enuye of neiybore; and therfor in this is vanyte, and superflu bisynesse.

Ecclesiastes 6:2A man is, to whom God yaf richessis, and catel, and onour; and no thing failith to his soule of alle thingis which he desirith; and God yyueth not power to hym, that he ete therof, but a straunge man shal deuoure it. This is vanyte, and a greet wretchidnesse.

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