Ecclesiastes 7:10

Contemporary English Version 1995

It isn't wise to ask, “Why is everything worse than it used to be?”

Cross References

Judges 6:13

Gideon answered, “Please don't take this wrong, but if the Lord is helping us, then why have all of these awful things happened? We've heard how the Lord performed miracles and rescued our ancestors from Egypt. But those things happened long ago. Now the Lord has abandoned us to the Midianites.”

Isaiah 50:1

The Lord says, “Children, I didn't divorce your mother or sell you to pay debts; I divorced her and sold you because of your sins.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Only fools get angry quickly and hold a grudge.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

Having wisdom is better than an inheritance.