Ecclesiastes 7:10
“Say not thou, What is the cause that the former dayes were better then these? For thou doest not enquire wisely concerning this.”
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Ecclesiastes 7:10 Context
8Better is the ende of a thing then the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better then the proude in spirit. 9Be not hastie in thy spirit to bee angry: for anger resteth in the bosome of fooles. 10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former dayes were better then these? For thou doest not enquire wisely concerning this. 11¶ Wisedome is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profite to them that see the sunne. 12For wisedome is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellencie of knowledge is, that wisedome giueth life to them that haue it.
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 7:10
Say not thou, What is [the cause] that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
- King James Version
Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these? For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.
- Basic English Bible
Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
- Darby Bible
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
- Webster's Bible
Don't say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.
- World English Bible
Say not thou, `What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Say not thou: 'How was it that the former days were better than these?' for it is not out of wisdom that thou inquirest concerning this.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 7:10
7:10 Better - More quiet and comfortable. For this is an argument of a mind unthankful for the many mercies, which men enjoy even in evil times. For - This question shews thy folly in contending with thy Lord and governor, in opposing thy shallow wit to his unsearchable wisdom.