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## Why were the days of old better than these? ##
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The person asks this question in order to complain about the present time. AT: "Things were better in the past than they are now" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## it is not because of wisdom that you ask this question ##
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The person making this statement is not comparing the present and past logically, but subjectively. AT: "if you were wise you would not ask this question" or "asking this question shows that you are not wise"
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