What does Ecclesiastes 7:10 mean?

Ecclesiastes 7:10 highlights themes such as wisdom, contentment, reflection when read in context.

How should I apply Ecclesiastes 7:10 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

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Philippians 4:11
Paul speaks about being content in all circumstances, echoing the theme of not longing for the past.