Ecclesiastes 7:10

NETBible	Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these days?”¹ for it is not wise to ask that.²
NIV © biblegateway Ecc 7:10	Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?" For it is not wise to ask such questions.
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 7:10	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.
NLT © biblegateway Ecc 7:10	Don’t long for "the good old days," for you don’t know whether they were any better than today.
MSG © biblegateway Ecc 7:10	Don't always be asking, "Where are the good old days?" Wise folks don't ask questions like that.
BBE © SABDAweb Ecc 7:10	Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.
NRSV © bibleoremus Ecc 7:10	Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
NKJV © biblegateway Ecc 7:10	Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.
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KJV	Say <0559> (8799) not thou, What is [the cause] that the former <07223> days <03117> were better <02896> than these? for thou dost not enquire <07592> (8804) wisely <02451> concerning this. {wisely: Heb. out of wisdom}
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 7:10	Do not say <0559> , "Why <04100> is it that the former <07223> days <03117> were better <02896> than <04480> these <0428> ?" For it is not from wisdom <02451> that you ask <07592> about <05921> this <02088> .
LXXM	mh <3165> ADV eiphv {V-AAS-2S} ti {I-ASN} egeneto <1096> V-AMI-3S oti <3754> CONJ ai <3588> T-NPF hmerai <2250> N-NPF ai <3588> T-NPF proterai <4387> A-NPF hsan <1510> V-IAI-3P agayai <18> A-NPF uper <5228> PREP tautav <3778> D-APF oti <3754> CONJ ouk <3364> ADV en <1722> PREP sofia <4678> N-DSF ephrwthsav {V-AAI-2S} peri <4012> PREP toutou <3778> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	Do not <0408> say <0559> , “Why <04100> were <01961> the old <07223> days <03117> better <02896> than these <0428> days?” for <03588> it is not <03808> wise <02451> to ask <07592> that <02088> .
HEBREW	hz <02088> le <05921> tlas <07592> hmkxm <02451> al <03808> yk <03588> hlam <0428> Mybwj <02896> wyh <01961> Mynsarh <07223> Mymyhs <03117> hyh <01961> hm <04100> rmat <0559> la (7:10) <0408>

NETBible

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these days?”¹ for it is not wise to ask that.²

NET Notes

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

²tn Heb “It is not from wisdom that you ask about this.”