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Ecclesiastes 7:10

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

KJV

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

Vulgate

μὴ σπεύσῃς ἐν πνεύματί σου τοῦ θυμοῦσθαι, ὅτι θυμὸς ἐν κόλπῳ ἀφρόνων ἀναπαύσεται.

LXX

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

ASV

אַל תֹּאמַר֙ מֶ֣ה הָיָ֔ה שֶׁ֤/הַ/יָּמִים֙ הָ/רִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים הָי֥וּ טוֹבִ֖ים מֵ/אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א מֵ/חָכְמָ֖ה שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ עַל זֶֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
חָכְמָ֑ה
chkmh
noun · 148×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יִּשְׁאַ֤ל
ysh'l
verb · 176×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רִאשׁ֔וֹן
r'shvn
adjective · 180×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eccl 1:9 — The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
  • Gen 6:11 — The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
  • Isa 50:1 — Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves,
  • Jer 44:17 — But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, ou
  • Judg 6:13 — And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Eg
  • Ps 14:2 — The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
  • Rom 1:22 — Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
  • Rom 3:9 — What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;