“Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.”
The affirmation that what the eye sees is better than the wandering of desire represents a preference for concrete present reality over abstract fantasy. The person satisfied with what is present—rather than consumed with envious wanting of what they do not possess—achieves a kind of wisdom. This verse suggests that controlling the desires and expectations one entertains in imagination represents an important strategy for finding contentment.
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