Eccl.6.9

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

Eccl.6.9

Just grab whatever you can while you can; don't assume something better might turn up by and by. All it amounts to anyway is smoke. And spitting into the wind.

Eccl.6.9

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

Eccl.6.9

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