Tafsiran Pengkhotbah 6:9: Tze'enah Ure'enah, Rashi & Kohelet Rabbah

“Appearance is good” [6:9]. It is better for the stingy man that he should always see his wealth before him than that he should eat. Therefore, he can have no pleasure from his wealth. Another explanation is, it is good for the evil person that he follows his eyes that desire robbery, to accumulate money and does not think where his soul will end up when he dies.⁸⁰Rashi, Ecclesiastes, 6:9.

Better is what the eyes actually see than the imagination of the soul. It would have been better and more proper for this one to gaze upon his wealth [to enjoy] what his eyes see, than [by investing his wealth] in food and drink that nourish the soul.

“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.

Another explanation: Better is what the eyes actually see than the imagination of the soul. It would have better and more proper for this one to follow his eyes, to rob and to oppress, rather than [being mindful of] the course of his soul, that he did not care where his soul will go when he dies.¹⁰Alternatively, it would be better for a person to actually see where the soul of the righteous goes and where the soul of the wicked goes after their death. He would realize the difference and mend his ways. (Metsudas Dovid)

This too is vanity. It is what is given to the wicked.