Do not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this. | Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. |
On the day of prosperity be happy, But on the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other So that a person will not discover anything that will come after him. | 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. |