10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.


In Context

7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

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

11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

12 For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense: but the excellence of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

Ecclesiastes 7:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:10Say not thou, What is [the cause] that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:10Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?" For it is not wise to ask such questions.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:10Say not: What thinkest thou is the cause that former times were better than they are now? for this manner of question is foolish.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:10Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:10Don't say, |Why were the former days better than these?| For you do not ask wisely about this.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:10Say not thou, 'What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:10Say not you, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for you do not inquire wisely concerning this.