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Ecclesiastes 6:9 in English

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Ecclesiastes 6:9 in American Standard Version (1901)

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in American Standard Version (1901)

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

9 The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul: this is also vanity, and waywardness of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in King James Version + Apocrypha

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in King James (Authorized) Version

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6 in King James (Authorized) Version

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

9 The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul: this is also vanity, and waywardness of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

ECCLESIASTES 6:9 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
ECCLESIASTES 6 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Translation for Translators

9 It is better to enjoy the things that we already have MTY than to constantly want more things; continually wanting more things is senseless, like chasing the wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Translation for Translators

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

9 The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul: this is also vanity, and waywardness of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in World English Bible (Catholic)

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Bible in Basic English

9 What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Bible in Basic English

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Darby Translation

9 Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Douay-Rheims 1899

9 Better it is to see what thou mayst desire, than to desire that which thou canst not know. But this also is vanity, and presumption of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Free Bible Version

9 Be happy with what you have instead of running after what you don't! But this is also hard to do, like running after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Free Bible Version

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Geneva Bible 1599

9 The sight of ye eye is better then to walke in ye lustes: this also is vanitie, and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Geneva Bible 1599

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

9 Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire; this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

9 Better is what one seeth with the eyes than the wandering of the desire. Also this is vanity and a torture of the spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

9 The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul: This is also vanity, and waywardness of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:9 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in George Noyes Bible

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in George Noyes Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Unlocked Literal Bible

9 It is better to be satisfied with what the eyes see than to desire what a wandering appetite craves, which is also vapor and an attempt to shepherd the wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in World English Bible

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in World English Bible British Edition

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in World English Bible British Edition

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Noah Webster Bible

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6 in Noah Webster Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in World Messianic Bible

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in World Messianic Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Ecclesiastes 6 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

9 It is better to see that, that thou covetest, than to desire that, that thou knowest not; but also this is vanity, and presumption of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

9 It is better to see that, that thou covetest, than to desire that, that thou knowest not; but also this is vanity, and presumption of spirit. (It is better to see what thou covetest, than to desire what thou knowest not; but this is also empty and futile, like chasing the wind.)

Ecclesiastes 6:9 in Young's Literal Translation

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.