Proverbs 1:18-32

18But they 1lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.19Such are the ways of everyone who 2makes unjust gain; It takes away the life of its possessors.

203Wisdom shouts in the street, She 4raises her voice in the public square;21At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she declares her sayings:22“How long, you 5naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking? And how long will 6scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools 7hate knowledge?23Turn to my rebuke, 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 advice And did not 13want my rebuke;26I will also 14laugh at your 15disaster; I will mock when your 16dread comes,27When your dread comes like a storm And your disaster 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 will not find me,29Because they 20hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord.30They 21did not accept my advice, They disdainfully rejected every rebuke from me.31So they shall 22eat of the fruit of their own way, And be 23filled with their own schemes.32For the 24faithlessness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.