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Ecclesiastes 6:9

It is better to see what you desire, than to desire what you cannot know. But this, too, is emptiness and a presumption of spirit
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King James Version

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

English Standard Version

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

New International Version

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