John Trapp on Ecclesiastes 6:9

Verſ. 9. Better is the ſight of the eyes, &c.] i. e. (as ſome ſenſe it,) Better it is to over-look dainty diſhes, than to over-charge the ſtomach with them; to fill the eyes than the belly, to gratifie that, than to pamper this: though that is a vanity too in the iſſue, and may prove a vexation of ſpirit, may breed inward inquietation; the beſt that can come of it, is repentance, and ſelf-revenge, 2 Cor. 7.11. as in Epaminondas. Symmachus reads the words thus, Melim eſt providere, quam ambalare ut libet, Better it is to provide, than to walk at randome. The Septnagint thus, Melius eſt videre quod cupias, quam deſiderare quod neſcias, Better is it to ſee what thou deſireſt, than to deſire what thou knoweſt not. The beſt Expoſitors make it an anſwer to an objection: For whereas the rich man might reply, Better ſee wealth, than bee alwaies ſeeking it; better have it, than hawk after it: The Preacher anſwers, that Miſery may bee ſomewhat mitigated by this means, but never fully cured or caſhiered.