Ecclesiastes 7:11
You should not say: “What do you think is the reason that the former times were better than they are now?” For this type of question is foolish.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
In Context
10Do not be quickly moved to anger. For anger resides in the sinews of the foolish.
12Wisdom with riches is more useful and more advantageous, for those who see the sun.
Cross References
Job 28:12But, in truth, where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding?
Proverbs 3:14Her acquisition is better than trading in silver, and her fruit is better than the first and purest gold.
Proverbs 8:10Accept my discipline, and not money. Choose the doctrine that is greater than gold.
Ecclesiastes 2:13And I saw that wisdom surpasses foolishness, so much so that they differ as much as light from darkness.
Ecclesiastes 11:7Light is pleasant, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.
1 Timothy 6:17Instruct the wealthy of this age not to have a superior attitude, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who offers us everything in abundance to enjoy,
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:8-11
Scenes of Mourning and of Joy. 7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. 8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. Solomon had often complained before of the oppressions which he saw under the… Read the whole commentary →