8For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,
8For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,
5 If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,
6 If pure and upright thou art, Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.
7 And thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great.
8 For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,
9 (For of yesterday we are, and we know not, For a shadow are our days on earth.)
10 Do they not shew thee — speak to thee, And from their heart bring forth words?
8:8For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
8:8"Ask the former generations and find out what their fathers learned,
8:8For inquire of the former generation, and search diligently into the memory of the fathers:
8:8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out:
8:8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and attend to the researches of their fathers;
8:8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out:
8:8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
8:8|Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.
8:8For inquire, I pray you, of the former age, and prepare yourself to the search of their fathers: