Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 7:10

אַֽל תֹּאמַ֕ר מֶ֣ה הָיָ֔ה שֶׁהַיָּמִ֥ים הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים הָי֣וּ טוֹבִ֑ים מֵאֵ֖לֶּה כִּ֣י לֹ֥א מֵחָכְמָ֖ה שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ עַל זֶֽה׃
ʾal toʾmar meh hayah shehayamiym hariʾshoniym hayv ṭvobiym meʾeleh kiy loʾ meḥakmah shaʾalta ʿal zeh
King James Version (KJV)

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

Modern English

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

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