7:10a Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”

Do not ask, “How is it that things were good in the old days but are not today?”
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Do not say that everything was better in the past.
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Do not ask why the old days were better than the present, (Revised English Bible)

7:10b For it is unwise of you to ask about this.

A wise person would not say something like that.
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It is not wise to talk in this way.
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for that is a foolish question. (Revised English Bible)

7:10a-b (combined)

Don’t say, “Life was better in the ‘good old days.’ What happened?” Wisdom does not lead us to ask that question. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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Don’t long for the good old days. This is not wise.
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It is not wise to ask, “Why were the former days better than these?”

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