Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 408 [e] אַל־ ’al- Not Adv 559 [e] תֹּאמַר֙ tō-mar do say V-Qal-Imperf-2ms 4100 [e] מֶ֣ה meh Why Interrog 1961 [e] הָיָ֔ה hā-yāh is it V-Qal-Perf-3ms 3117 [e] שֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙ še-hay-yā-mîm the days Pro-r, Art | N-mp 7223 [e] הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים hā-ri-šō-nîm former Art | Adj-mp 1961 [e] הָי֥וּ hā-yū were V-Qal-Perf-3cp 2896 [e] טוֹבִ֖ים ṭō-w-ḇîm better Adj-mp 428 [e] מֵאֵ֑לֶּה mê-’êl-leh than these Prep-m | Pro-cp 3588 [e] כִּ֛י kî For Conj 3808 [e] לֹ֥א lō [it is] not Adv-NegPrt 2451 [e] מֵחָכְמָ֖ה mê-ḥā-ḵə-māh from wisdom Prep-m | N-fs 7592 [e] שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ šā-’al-tā [that] you ask V-Qal-Perf-2ms 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- about Prep 2088 [e] זֶֽה׃ zeh this Pro-ms

Berean Study Bible
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.

Young's Literal Translation
Say not thou, ‘What was{.htm" title="{"> it, That the former days were better than these?’ For thou hast not asked wisely of this.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don’t say, “ Why were the former days better than these? ” since it is not wise of you to ask this.

New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
Say not thou, What is [the cause] that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. Ecclesiastes 7:10 • Ecclesiastes 7:10 NIV • Ecclesiastes 7:10 NLT • Ecclesiastes 7:10 ESV • Ecclesiastes 7:10 NASB • Ecclesiastes 7:10 KJV • Ecclesiastes 7:10 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 7:10 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 7:10 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 7:10 German Bible

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