Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and
instruction.;
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice; at the
head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she
speaks: “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will
scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will
make my words known to you.
Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and
no one has heeded, because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none
of my reproof, I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror
strikes you, when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like
a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
Then they will call upon me, but I will
not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me. Because they
hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord, would have none of my
counsel and despised all my reproof, therefore they shall eat the fruit of
their way, and have their fill of their own devices. For the simple are killed
by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them; but whoever
listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of
disaster.”
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