Ecclesiastes 7 - ESV & NRSV

Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it… Ecclesiastes 7:10

Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. Ecclesiastes 7:10	Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. wisdom life
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him. Ecclesiastes 7:14	In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that mortals may not find out anything that will come after them. joy life dependence

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins. Ecclesiastes 7:20	Surely there is no one on earth so righteous as to do good without ever sinning. sin righteousness world