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Ecclesiastes 7:10

World English Bible

Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.

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Ecclesiastes 7:10 in other translations

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

Ecclesiastes 7:10 · American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:10 in context

  1. 8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning.
    The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
  2. 9Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
  3. 10Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.
  4. 11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
  5. 12For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.