Proverbs 1:20-30

20Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice;

21at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:

22"How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?

23If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.

24Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,

25because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof,

26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you,

27when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.

28Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

29Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord,

30would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof,