Ecclesiastes 7:10

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

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

ASV Byzantine Text

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

Asang Khongca Bible

Tipongah canghnii ih aninawk loe vaihi thuem ih aninawk pongah hoih kue loe, tiah dueng hmah; to baktih lokduenghaih loe palungha lok na ai ni.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

“Balae tih hnukbuet kah a tue aka om te tahae kah lakah a then la a om?” ti boeh. Te bang te cueihnah neh na dawt moenih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

“Balae tih hnukbuet kah a tue aka om te tahae kah lakah a then la a om?” ti boeh. Te bang te cueihnah neh na dawt moenih.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Mai olelo ae oe, No ke aha la i oi aku ai ka maikai o na la kahiko mamua o keia mau la? No ka mea, aole i naauao kau ninau ana mai pela.

English Berean Standard Bible

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

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Pa janm mande poukisa tan lontan te pi bon pase tan n'ap viv koulye a. Moun ki gen bon konprann p'ap mande bagay konsa.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Ne sis velox ad irascendum, quia ira in sinu stulti requiescit.

Bible in Basic English

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

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Ne dis pas : Comment se fait-il que les jours précédents ont été meilleurs que ceux-ci ? car ce n’est pas par sagesse que tu t’enquiers de cela.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Neříkej: Èím jest to, že dnové první lepší byli nežli tito? Nebo bys se nemoudře na to vytazoval.

Kosraean Bible

Nikmet siyuk, “Efu ku ma meet ah wo liki na ma pacl inge uh?” Tiana kusen siyuk lalmwetmet se.

World Portuguese Bible

Não diga: “Por que os dias passados foram melhores do que estes?” Pois não é com sabedoria que você pergunta sobre isso.

Romanian BTF Bible

Nu spune: Cum se face că zilele de mai înainte erau mai bune decât acestea? Pentru că nu din înțelepciune cercetezi despre aceasta.

Brenton English Septuagint

Say not, What has happened, that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire in wisdom concerning this.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ရှေးကာလသည် ယခုကာလထက် အလယ် ကြောင့် သာ၍ကောင်းသနည်းဟုမမေးနှင့်။ ထိုသို့မေး လျှင်၊ ပညာတရားအတိုင်းမေးသည်မဟုတ်။

Darby Translation

Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Sprich nicht: Wie ist es, daß die früheren Tage besser waren als diese? Denn nicht aus Weisheit fragst du danach.

Dutch Bible 1917

Zeg niet: Wat is er, dat de vorige dagen beter geweest zijn, dan deze? Want gij zoudt naar zulks niet uit wijsheid vragen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Vraag niet, waarom vroeger de tijden beter waren dan nu; Want niet uit wijsheid vraagt ge zo iets.

Italian Diodati Bible

Non dire: Che vuol dire che i giorni di prima sono stati migliori di questi? perciocchè tu non domanderesti di ciò per sapienza.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Be not quickly angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of a fool.

Geneva Bible 1599

The ende of a thing is better then the beginning thereof, and the pacient in spirit is better then the proude in spirit.

Noyes Bible

Say not, “What is the cause that the former days were better than these?” For thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

Danish Bible 1931

Spørg ikke: “Hvoraf kommer det, at de gamle Dage var bedre end vore?” Thi således spørger du ikke med Visdom.

Leeser Tanakh

Thou must not say, How was it that the former days were better than these? for it is not out of wisdom that thou askest concerning this.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Say not thou: 'How was it that the former days were better than these?' for it is not out of wisdom that thou inquirest concerning this.

King James Version

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

King James Version + Apocrypha

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

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Chớ nói rằng: Nhân sao ngày trước tốt hơn ngày bây giờ? Vì hỏi vậy là chẳng khôn.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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

Revised West Version

‌ʻOua naʻa ke pehē, “Ko e hā naʻe lelei lahi ai ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ʻi muʻa ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko eni?” He ʻoku ʻikai te ke fai fakapotopoto ʻi hoʻo fehuʻi ki he meʻa ni.

French Ostervald Bible

Ne dis point: D'où vient que les jours passés étaient meilleurs que ceux-ci? Car ce n'est point par sagesse que tu t'enquiers de cela.

Esperanto Bible

Ne diru: Kial la antaŭaj tagoj estis pli bonaj, ol la nunaj? ĉar ne el saĝeco vi ĉi tion demandus.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ne dis pas: D’où vient que les jours passés étaient meilleurs que ceux-ci? Car ce n’est point par sagesse que tu demandes cela.

German Luther Bible 1912

Sprich nicht: Was ist's, daß die vorigen Tage besser waren als diese? denn du fragst solches nicht weislich.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.

British English Septuagint 2012

Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.

Majority Standard BIble

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

Webster Bible

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

Revised Version

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

Italian Riveduta Bible

Non dire: “Come mai i giorni di prima eran migliori di questi?” poiché non è per sapienza che tu chiederesti questo.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ne dis pas : « Pourquoi les jours passés étaient-ils meilleurs que ceux-ci ? » Car ce n'est pas par sagesse que tu poses cette question.

Reina Valera 1909

Nunca digas: ¿Qué es la causa que los tiempos pasados fueron mejores que éstos? Porque nunca de esto preguntarás con sabiduría.

Spanish BLL

No preguntes: “¿Por qué eran mejores los tiempos pasados?”, porque no es de sabios hacerse esa pregunta.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Nunca digas: «¿Cuál es la causa de que los tiempos pasados fueron mejores que estos?»; porque nunca preguntarás con sabiduría sobre esto.

Croatian Bible

Ne pitaj zašto su negdašnja vremena bila bolja od ovih, jer to nije mudro pitanje.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ne govori: Šta je to, te su pređašnji dani bili bolji od ovih? Jer ne bi bilo mudro da za to pitaš.

German Textbibel

Sage nicht: Wie kommt's, daß die früheren Tage besser waren, als die jetzigen? Denn nicht aus Weisheit fragst du darnach.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Say not, What has happened, That the former days were better than these? For thou dost not inquire in wisdom concerning this.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

אַל־תֹּאמַר֙ מֶ֣ה הָיָ֔ה שֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים הָי֥וּ טוֹבִ֖ים מֵאֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א מֵחָכְמָ֖ה שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ עַל־זֶֽה׃