Proverbs 1:20-33

201Wisdom shouts in the street, She 2raises 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 3naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking? And how long will 4scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools 5hate knowledge?23Turn to my rebuke, Behold, I will 6pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.24Because 7I called and you 8refused, I 9stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;25And you 10neglected all my advice And did not 11want my rebuke;26I will also 12laugh at your 13disaster; I will mock when your 14dread comes,27When your dread comes like a storm And your disaster comes like a 15whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.28Then they will 16call on me, but I will not answer; They will 17seek me diligently but will not find me,29Because they 18hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord.30They 19did not accept my advice, They disdainfully rejected every rebuke from me.31So they shall 20eat of the fruit of their own way, And be 21filled with their own schemes.32For the 22faithlessness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.33But 23whoever listens to me will live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”