Proverbs 1:20-33

Wisdom is like a good woman who shouts in the street. She raises her voice in the city squares. She cries out in the noisy street. She makes her speech at the city gates: “You foolish people! How long do you want to stay foolish? How long will you make fun of wisdom? How long will you hate knowledge? Listen when I correct you. I will tell you what’s in my heart. I will tell you what I am thinking. I called, but you refused to listen. I held out my hand, but you paid no attention. You did not follow my advice. You did not want me to correct you. So I will laugh when you are in trouble. I will make fun when disaster happens to you. Disaster will come over you like a storm. Trouble will strike you like a whirlwind. Pain and trouble will overwhelm you. “Then you will call out to me. But I will not answer. You will look for me. But you will not find me. You rejected knowledge. You did not choose to respect the Lord. You did not accept my advice. You rejected my correction. So you will get what you deserve. You will get what you planned for others. Fools wander away and get killed. They are destroyed because they do not care. But those who listen to me will live in safety. They will be safe, without fear of being hurt.”