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Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
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Contentment Over Craving
Commentators agree that "the sight of the eyes" means enjoying the blessings you currently possess. This is contrasted with the "wandering of the desire," which is the insatiable, roving appetite for more. The verse's core message is that finding contentment with what you have is better than constantly chasing things you don't.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Connect these verses with Ecclesiastes 6:2-3: “All labor is undertaken with a view to some profit, but as a rule the people who labor are never…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire By "the sight of t…
A little will serve to sustain us comfortably, and a great deal can do no more. The desires of the soul find nothing in the wealth of the world to …
