Proverbs 1:12-24

¹²Let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;

¹³We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil;

¹⁴Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse' —

¹⁵My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path;

¹⁶For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird;

¹⁸And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.

¹⁹So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

²⁰Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;

²¹She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:

²²'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

²³Turn you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

²⁴Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,