Proverbs 1:21-33
21At the head of the noisy streets she calls out;At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings:22“How long, O asimple ones, will you love simplicity?And bscoffers delight in scoffingAnd 1fools chate knowledge?23“Turn to my reproof,Behold, I will apour out my spirit on you;I will make my words known to you.24“Because aI called and you brefused,I cstretched out my hand and no one paid attention;25And you aneglected all my counselAnd were not bwilling to accept my reproof;26I will also alaugh at your bdisaster;I will mock when your cdread comes,27When your dread comes like a stormAnd your disaster comes like a awhirlwind,When distress and anguish come upon you.28“Then they will acall on me, but I will not answer;They will bseek me earnestly but they will not find me,29Because they ahated knowledgeAnd did not choose the fear of Yahweh.30“They awere not willing to accept my counsel,They spurned all my reproof.31“So they shall aeat of the fruit of their wayAnd be bsatisfied with their own devices.32“For the aturning away of the simple will kill them,And the complacency of fools will destroy them.33“But ahe who listens to me shall dwell securelyAnd will be at ease from the dread of evil.”