7:10 Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these days?” 1
for it is not wise to ask that. 2
7:28 What I have continually sought, I have not found;
I have found only 3 one upright 4 man among a thousand,
but I have not found one upright woman among all of them.
1 tn Heb “these.” “Days” does not appear in the Hebrew text as second time, but is supplied in the translation for smoothness.
2 tn Heb “It is not from wisdom that you ask about this.”
3 tn The word “only” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for smoothness.
4 tn The word “upright” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation twice, here and in the following line, for clarity.