Protestantism
English
¶Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.1
- than…: Heb. than the walking of the soul
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
The sight of ye eye is better then to walke in ye lustes: this also is vanitie, and vexation of spirit.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
What the eyes see is better than the wandering of desire. This is to no purpose and a desire for wind.
Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire; this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
It is better to enjoy the good that is present than the wandering of desire; this [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.
¶ Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
It is Futile for Humans to Complain about God’s Irresistible Will
⌞Better to be content with what your eyes see than for your soul to constantly crave more⌟.1 This also is vanity and chasing wind!
- Literally “Sight of the eyes is better than wandering of desire”
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the soul. This is also vanity and striving after wind.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.
¶ Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.1
- than…: Heb. than the walking of the soul.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Better what the eyes behold, than the wandering of desire,—even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.1
- than...: Heb. than the walking of the soul
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Catholicism
English
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.