Proverbs:1:20-33
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Wisdom crieth out in the highway ;
In the market
place she uttereth her voice ;
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At the head of the noisy streets she crieth aloud ;
At the entrances of the gates ,
throughout the city ,
she proclaimeth her words :
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How long ,
ye simple ones ,
will ye love simplicity ?
How long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing ,
And fools hate knowledge ?
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Turn ye at my reproof !
Behold ,
I will pour out my spirit to you ;
I will make known my words to you !
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Because I have called ,
and ye have refused ,
Because I have stretched out my hand ,
and no one hath regarded .
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Because ye have rejected all my counsel ,
And have slighted my rebuke ,
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I also will laugh at your calamity ,
I will mock when your fear cometh ;
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When your fear cometh upon you like a storm .
And destruction overtaketh you like a whirlwind ,
When distress and anguish come upon you .
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Then will they call upon me ,
but I will not answer !
They will seek me early ,
But they shall not find me !
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Because they have hated knowledge ,
And have not chosen the fear of the LORD ,
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Because they would not attend to my counsel ,
And have despised all my reproof ,
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Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way ,
And be filled to the full with their own devices ;
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Yea ,
the turning away of the simple shall slay them ,
And the carelessness of fools shall destroy them .
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But whoso hearkeneth to me shall dwell securely ,
And shall not be disquieted with the fear of evil ."
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