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Proverbs 1:20-33

20Wisdom crieth aloudH7442 in the streetH2351;She uttereth her voiceH6963 in the broad places;21She crieth in the chiefH7218 place of concourse;At the entranceH6607 of the gatesH8179,In the cityH5892, she uttereth her wordsH561:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye loveH157 simplicity?And scoffers delight them in scoffing,And foolsH3684 hateH8130 knowledgeH1847?23TurnH7725 you at my reproof:Behold, I will pourH5042 out my spiritH7307 upon you;I will makeH3045 knownH3045 my wordsH1697 unto you.24Because I have calledH7121, and ye have refusedH3985;I have stretchedH5186 out my handH3027, and no man hath regarded;25But ye have set at nought all my counselH6098,And wouldH14 none of my reproof:26I alsoH1571 will laughH7832 inthe day ofyour calamityH343;I will mockH3932 when your fearH6343 cometh;27When your fearH6343 cometh as a storm,And your calamityH343 cometh on as a whirlwind;When distressH6869 and anguish comeH935 upon you.28ThenH227 will they callH7121 upon me, but I will not answerH6030;They will seekH7836 me diligently, but they shall not findH4672 me:29For that they hatedH8130 knowledgeH1847,And did not chooseH977 the fearH3374 of Jehovah,30They wouldH14 none of my counselH6098,They despised all my reproof.31Therefore shall they eatH398 of the fruitH6529 of their own wayH1870,And be filled with their own devices.32For the backsliding of the simple shall slayH2026 them,And the careless easeH7962 of foolsH3684 shall destroyH6 them.33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwellH7931 securely,And shall be quiet without fearH6343 of evilH7451.

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