Ecclesiastes 7:10
“Why were the former days better than these?”
For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — The New International Version (NIV)
10 Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — English Standard Version (ESV)
10 Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?”
For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — New Living Translation (NLT)
10 Don’t long for “the good old days.”
This is not wise.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — New Century Version (NCV)
10 Don’t ask, “Why was life better in the ‘good old days’?”
It is not wise to ask such questions.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — American Standard Version (ASV)
10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
10 Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 Don’t ask, “Why were things better in the old days than they are now?” It isn’t wisdom that leads you to ask this!
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?”
since it is not wise of you to ask this.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
10 Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?”
For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
10 Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?”
For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
10 Don’t say, “Why were things better in the good old days?”
It isn’t wise to ask that kind of question.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
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.