Proverbs 1:24-30

24“I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.

25You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered.

26So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you when disaster overtakes you—

27when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone, and anguish and distress overwhelm you.

28“When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.

29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord.

30They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them.