Proverbs 1:21-33

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 1naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking? And how long will 2scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools 3hate knowledge?23Turn to my rebuke, Behold, I will 4pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.24Because 5I called and you 6refused, I 7stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;25And you 8neglected all my advice And did not 9want my rebuke;26I will also 10laugh at your 11disaster; I will mock when your 12dread comes,27When your dread comes like a storm And your disaster comes like a 13whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.28Then they will 14call on me, but I will not answer; They will 15seek me diligently but will not find me,29Because they 16hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord.30They 17did not accept my advice, They disdainfully rejected every rebuke from me.31So they shall 18eat of the fruit of their own way, And be 19filled with their own schemes.32For the 20faithlessness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.33But 21whoever listens to me will live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”