Ecclesiastes 6:11

9 Better is¹ the ^asight of the eyes than the wandering of² desire.
This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

10 Whatever one is, he has been named ^aalready,
For it is known that he is man;
^bAnd he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he.

11 Since there are many things that increase vanity,
How is man the better?

12 For who knows what is good for man in life,¹ all the days of his vain life which he passes like ^aa shadow? ^bWho can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?

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Ecclesiastes 6:11

Things - Namely, the various circumstances detailed in the foregoing chapters, from the Preacher' s personal experience, and his observation of other people, ending with the comprehensive declaration in Ecclesiastes 6:10 to the effect that vanity is an essential part of the constitution of creation as it now exists, and was foreknown.

What is man the better? - Rather, what is profitable to man?

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