Ecclesiastes 7:10

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

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

Ecclesiastes 7:10 — American Standard Version

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Context — Ecclesiastes 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

7Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; [and] the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

12For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?

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