Ecclesiastes 7:10
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10Never ask, “Oh, why were things so much better in the old days?” It’s not an intelligent question.
Copyright 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992 American Bible Society
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?”
For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?”
since it is not wise of you to ask this.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Don’t long for “the good old days.”
This is not wise.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?”
For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
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