Ecclesiastes 6:9

Hebrew	ט֛וֹב מַרְאֵ֥ה עֵינַ֖יִם מֵֽהֲלָךְ נָ֑פֶשׁ גַּם זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigרוּחַ hebrew Meaning: * Wind * Breath * Spirit Noun. Occurs about 380 times in the Old Testament. Though usually feminine, רוּחַ sometimes takes masculine verbs and adjectives, especially when referring to the Spirit of God (רוּחַ יְהוָה).Exodus 10:13Genesis 6:17Genesis 41:8Proverbs 16:32Ecclesiastes 12:7Genesis 1:2Judges 3:10Ezekiel 36:27Genesis 2:7John 3:8Genesis 1:2Genesis 8:1
ESV	Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
NIV	Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
NLT	Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless– like chasing the wind.
LXX	ἀγαθὸν ὅραμα ὀφθαλμῶν ὑπὲρ πορευόμενον ψυχῇ καίplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” γε τοῦτοplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο greek Meaning: * These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it Demonstrative pronoun. οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19 ματαιότης καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” προαίρεσις πνεύματος
KJV	Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

^{Ecclesiastes 6:8 ← Ecclesiastes 6:9 → Ecclesiastes 6:10}

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