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NET Bible
Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these days?" for it is not wise to ask that.
New American Standard Bible
For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
King James Version
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Holman Bible
since it is not wise of you to ask this.
International Standard Version
Never ask "Why does the past seem so much better than now?" because this question does not come from wisdom.
A Conservative Version
Say thou not, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? For thou do not inquire wisely concerning this.
American Standard Version
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Amplified
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”
For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
Bible in Basic English
Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.
Darby Translation
Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not say, Why was it the former days were good above these? for thou didst not ask from wisdom concerning this
King James 2000
Say you not, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for you do not inquire wisely concerning this.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For [it is] not from wisdom [that] you ask this.
Modern King James verseion
Do not say, Why was it that the former days were better than these? For you do not ask wisely in regard to this.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Say not thou, "What is the cause that the days of the old time were better than they that be now?" For that were no wise question.
New Heart English Bible
Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not say, What hath happened, that, the former days, were better than these? for, not wisely, askest thou concerning this.
Webster
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
World English Bible
Don't say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.
Youngs Literal Translation
Say not thou, 'What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 7:10
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Context Readings
Wisdom'Although Vulnerable'Is Beneficial
9 Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools. 10 Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these days?" for it is not wise to ask that. 11 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing; it benefits those who see the light of day.
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Genesis 6:11-12
The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence.
Judges 6:13
Gideon said to him, "Pardon me, but if the Lord is with us, why has such disaster overtaken us? Where are all his miraculous deeds our ancestors told us about? They said, 'Did the Lord not bring us up from Egypt?' But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian."
Psalm 14:2-3
The Lord looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.
Isaiah 50:1
This is what the Lord says: "Where is your mother's divorce certificate by which I divorced her? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold because of your sins; because of your rebellious acts I divorced your mother.
Jeremiah 44:17-19
Instead we will do everything we vowed we would do. We will sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the goddess called the Queen of Heaven just as we and our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders previously did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and had no troubles.
Romans 1:22-32
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
Romans 3:9-19
What then? Are we better off? Certainly not, for we have already charged that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin,