Ecclesiastes 7:10
Say not thou, 'What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.This verse in the real world
In what words
- שָׁאַלshâʼalto inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
- רִאשׁוֹןriʼshôwnfirst, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
- יוֹםyôwma day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 14:2–3, Rom 1:22–32, Gen 6:11–12, Jdg 6:13, Isa 50:1, Jer 44:17–19, Rom 3:9–19