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Ecclesiastes 6:9

9 What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires . This too is futility and a striving after wind .

Ecclesiastes 6:9

9 What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

9 Just grab whatever you can while you can; don't assume something better might turn up by and by. All it amounts to anyway is smoke. And spitting into the wind.