Proverbs 1:25-33

25You would not accept my teaching. When I warned you, you did nothing.

26So, when trouble comes to you, I will laugh. I will laugh at you when you are afraid.

27Fear may hit you like a strong wind. Trouble may knock you down, like a storm. Your problems may make you very afraid. But I will laugh at you.

28Foolish people will call to me for help, but I will not answer. They will look for me everywhere, but they will not find me.

29They have refused to learn what is right. They have refused to respect the Lord.

30They have not agreed to my advice. When I warned them, they turned away.

31So now they will receive the trouble that they deserve. Their own wicked ideas will make them sick.

32Silly people have turned away from me, and that will kill them. Fools like an easy life, and that will destroy them.

33But whoever listens to me, Wisdom, will live safely. That person will have peace in his mind. He will not be afraid of trouble.’