Ecclesiastes 6:9

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

Better is the sight of the eyes ... Answer to , "What hath the wise more than the fool?" This is the advantage, "Better is the sight of the eyes (the wise man's godly enjoyment of present seen blessings) than the (fool's) wandering (literally, walking, ) of the desire;" i:e., vague, insatiable desires for what he has not (; ). It is better to make the best of what we have before our eyes, however small and humble it seem, than to wander into the clouds with our desires ().

This is also vanity - this restless wandering of desire, and not enjoying contentedly the present (; ).