Proverbs 1:20-33

201Wisdom shouts in the street, She 2lifts her voice in the square;21At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings:22“How long, O 34naive ones, will you love 5being simple-minded? And 6scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools 7hate knowledge?23Turn to my reproof, Behold, I will 8pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.24Because 9I called and you 10refused, I 11stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;25And you 12neglected all my counsel And did not 13want my reproof;26I will also 14laugh at your 15calamity; I will mock when your 16dread comes,27When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a 17whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.28Then they will 18call on me, but I will not answer; They will 19seek me diligently but they will not find me,29Because they 20hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord.30They 21would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof.31So they shall 22eat of the fruit of their own way And be 23satiated with their own devices.32For the 24waywardness of the 25naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.33But 26he who listens to me shall 27live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”