Ecclesiastes 7:10

NET ©

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

NIV ©

Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?" For it is not wise to ask such questions.

NASB ©

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 ©

Don’t long for "the good old days," for you don’t know whether they were any better than today.

MSG ©

Don't always be asking, "Where are the good old days?" Wise folks don't ask questions like that.

BBE ©

Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.

NRSV ©

Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.

NKJV ©

Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.

KJV
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NET © [draft] ITL
Do not
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say
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, “Why
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were the old
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days
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better
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than these
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days?” for
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it is not
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wise
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to ask
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that.
NET © Notes

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

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