Gold Nugget 246 - Snapping at Shadows
Just because desire is never satisfied, it wanders on in pursuit of other objects which are often visionary, and almost always illusory; as a consequence, like the dog which snapped at his shadow and lost the meat he carried in his mouth, desire frequently missed such enjoyments as are within its reach through striving after those that are beyond its power.
The Pulpit Commentary, Ecclesiastes p. 144, Ecclesiastes 6:7-9, (T. Whitelaw)
Gold Nugget 246
Snapping at Shadows
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