Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and grasping after the wind.
All Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 6:9 Go To Ecclesiastes 6
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Know. Enjoyment has the advantage over hope. Hebrew, "better is the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul "which denotes her desires. (Calmet)
Presumption. Hebrew, "vexation. "(Haydock)