Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

眼睛所看的比心里妄想的倒好。这也是虚空，也是捕风。

眼睛所看的比心里妄想的倒好。这也是虚空，也是捕风。

眼睛所看的比心里妄想的倒好。这也是虚空，也是捕风。

满足于眼前所有的，胜过心中贪想的。这也是虚空，如同捕风。

眼睛看见的，胜过心中想望的。这也是虚空，也是捕风。

眼睛所见的好过心里妄想。这也是虚空，也是捕风！

眼睛所看的比心裏妄想的倒好。這也是虛空，也是捕風。

眼睛所看的比心裏妄想的倒好。這也是虛空，也是捕風。

眼睛所看的比心裏妄想的倒好。這也是虛空，也是捕風。

滿足於眼前所有的，勝過心中貪想的。這也是虛空，如同捕風。

眼睛看見的，勝過心中想望的。這也是虛空，也是捕風。

眼睛看到的比心裏轉來轉去想的好：這也是虛空，也是捕風。

眼睛所見的好過心裡妄想。這也是虛空，也是捕風！

目之睹、勝於欲之縱、斯亦虛空、乃為捕風、○

寧享現在之福、勿作出位之思、莫非捕風捉影。

目睹勝於心戀、然皆屬於虛、皆如捕風、○

Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Being satisfied with what you have is better than always wanting more. That doesn’t have any meaning either. It’s like chasing the wind.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless— like chasing the wind.

Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Better[ is] the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this[ is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.

It is better to be content with what the eyes can see than for one’s heart always to crave more. This continual longing is futile– like chasing the wind.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

“ The leech has two daughters:‘ Give, give.’“ There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don’t say,‘ Enough:’Sheol, the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that doesn’t say,‘ Enough.’

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

if my step has turned out of the way, if my heart walked after my eyes, if any defilement has stuck to my hands,

Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

For what does a man have of all his labor and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

“ Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher;“ Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

“ For long ago I broke off your yoke, and burst your bonds. You said,‘ I will not serve;’ for on every high hill and under every green tree you bowed yourself, playing the prostitute.