Ecclesiastes 7:10 | |
NASB: 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. (NASB ©1995) GWT: Don't ask, "Why were things better in the old days than they are now?" It isn't wisdom that leads you to ask this! (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. ASV: Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this. BBE: Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom. DBY: Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this. JPS: 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. WBS: Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this. WEB: Don't say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this. YLT: 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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