Parallel Bible results for "ecclesiastes 6:9"

Ecclesiastes 6:9

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9 It is better to look at what is in front of you than to go looking for what you want. Even this is pointless. [It's like] trying to catch the wind.
9 Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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