Ecclesiastes 7:10
ਇਹ ਨਾ ਆਖੋ, “ਪਿੱਛਲੇ ਚੰਗੇ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਸੀ। ਹੁਣ ਕੀ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ?” ਇਹ ਸਵਾਲ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਤੋਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ।
| Say | אַל | ʾal | al |
| not | תֹּאמַר֙ | tōʾmar | toh-MAHR |
| thou, What | מֶ֣ה | me | meh |
| is | הָיָ֔ה | hāyâ | ha-YA |
| former the that cause the | שֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙ | šehayyāmîm | SHEH-ha-ya-MEEM |
| days | הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים | hāriʾšōnîm | ha-REE-shoh-NEEM |
| were | הָי֥וּ | hāyû | ha-YOO |
| better | טוֹבִ֖ים | ṭôbîm | toh-VEEM |
| than these? | מֵאֵ֑לֶּה | mēʾēlle | may-A-leh |
| for | כִּ֛י | kî | kee |
| not dost thou | לֹ֥א | lōʾ | loh |
| inquire | מֵחָכְמָ֖ה | mēḥokmâ | may-hoke-MA |
| wisely | שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ | šāʾaltā | sha-AL-ta |
| concerning | עַל | ʿal | al |
| this. | זֶֽה׃ | ze | zeh |