Ecclesiastes 7:10
Thou must not say, How was it that the former days were better than these? for it is not out of wisdom that thou askest concerning this.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
9Be not rash in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in bosom of fools.
11Wisdom is better than an inheritance, yea, preferable for those that see the sun;
Cross References
Genesis 6:11And the earth was corrupt before God; and the earth was filled with violence.
Psalms 14:2The Lord looketh down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be one intelligent, one who seeketh for God.
Jeremiah 44:17For to a surety we will do all the word that is gone 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, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: when we had plenty of food, and fared well, and saw no evil.
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 →