Midrash
Kohelet Rabbah 6:9 קהלת רבה ו׳:ט׳
Part of: Chapter 6
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טוֹב מַרְאֵה עֵינַיִם מֵהֲלָךְ נָפֶשׁ, טוֹב מִי שֶׁהוּא מְבָאֵר מִשְׁנָתוֹ שֶׁשּׁוֹנֶה וְרָגִיל בְּהֶרְגֵּל לָשׁוֹן וְהוֹלֵךְ.
“Better is the sight of the eyes than the pursuit of the desire; this, too, is vanity and herding wind” (Ecclesiastes 6:9).
“Better is the sight of the eyes than the pursuit of the desire” – better is one who explicates his learning than one who studies and gradually becomes accustomed to rote learning.
“Better is the sight of the eyes than the pursuit of the desire; this, too, is vanity and herding wind” (Ecclesiastes 6:9).
“Better is the sight of the eyes than the pursuit of the desire” – better is one who explicates his learning than one who studies and gradually becomes accustomed to rote learning.