Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsSay not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
Say not thou, `What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.
Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).