Ecclesiastes 7:10

7:10 Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these days?” ¹ 

for it is not wise to ask that. ² 

Ecclesiastes 7:28

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.

[7:10]  ¹ tn Heb “these.” “Days” does not appear in the Hebrew text as second time, but is supplied in the translation for smoothness.

[7:10]  ² tn Heb “It is not from wisdom that you ask about this.”

[7:28]  ³ tn The word “only” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for smoothness.

[7:28]  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.