“Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.”
The caution against saying "Why were former days better than these?" counsels against nostalgia and backward-looking comparison. The implicit question—what profit is there in such thinking?—applies the vanity framework to false memories. This verse suggests that romanticizing the past represents another form of escapism, preventing clear perception of present reality.
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