"Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this."
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The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.
Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Don't say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.
Say not thou, `What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.