MKJV
KJV
10. Say not thou, What is [the cause] that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

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

ESV
10. Say not, "Why were the former days better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.

ERVEN
10. Don't say, "Life was better in the 'good old days.' What happened?" Wisdom does not lead us to ask that question.

NLT
10. Don't long for "the good old days." This is not wise.

WEB
10. Don't say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.

NET
10. Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these days?" for it is not wise to ask that.

NLV
10. Do not say, "Why were the days of the past better than these?" For it is not wise to ask this.

HCSB
10. Don't say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For it is not wise of you to ask this.

YLT
10. Say not thou, `What was it, That the former days were better than these?` For thou hast not asked wisely of this.

LITV
10. Do not say, Why was it that the former days were better than these? For you do not ask from wisdom concerning this.

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

NCV
10. Don't ask, "Why was life better in the 'good old days'?" It is not wise to ask such questions.

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

LXXEN
10. Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.



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

AMP
10. Do not say, Why were the old days better than these? For it is not wise or because of wisdom that you ask this.

KJVP
10. Say H559 not H408 NPAR thou , What H4100 IPRO is H1961 VQQ3MS [ the ] [ cause ] that the former days H7945 were H1961 VQQ3MP better H2896 than these H428 M-PMP ? for H3588 CONJ thou dost not H3808 NADV inquire H7592 wisely H2451 concerning H5921 PREP this H2088 .

YLT
10. Say not thou, `What was it, That the former days were better than these?` For thou hast not asked wisely of this.

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

WEB
10. Don't say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.

NASB
10. Do not say: How is it that former times were better than these? For it is not in wisdom that you ask about this.

ESV
10. Say not, "Why were the former days better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.

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

RSV
10. Say not, "Why were the former days better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.

NKJV
10. Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.

MKJV
10. Do not say, Why was it that the former days were better than these? For you do not ask wisely in regard to this.

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

NRSV
10. Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.

NIV
10. Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?" For it is not wise to ask such questions.

NIRV
10. Don't say, "Why were things better in the good old days?" It isn't wise to ask that kind of question.

NLT
10. Don't long for "the good old days." This is not wise.

MSG
10. Don't always be asking, "Where are the good old days?" Wise folks don't ask questions like that.

GNB
10. Never ask, "Oh, why were things so much better in the old days?" It's not an intelligent question.

NET
10. Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these days?" for it is not wise to ask that.

ERVEN
10. Don't say, "Life was better in the 'good old days.' What happened?" Wisdom does not lead us to ask that question.