10Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions. 7:10 This verse picks up on the previous text: it is pointless to look back to the good old days when corruption was not so common. Such days never existed. At the same time, v. 10 anticipates the following passage, which deals with economic cycles. It is foolish to long for the days of prosperity. Apart from the fact that such longing does no one any good, every period has its