Proverbs 1:17-32 in English

¹⁷ For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

¹⁸ And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

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

²⁰ Wisdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;

²¹ She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

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

²⁴ Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;

²⁵ But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof:

²⁶ I also will laugh in the day of your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

²⁷ When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.

²⁸ Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,

³⁰ They would none of my counsel, They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.

³² For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

¹⁷ for nets are not without cause spread for birds.

¹⁸ For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.

¹⁹ These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

²⁰ Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.

²¹ And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,

²² So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.

²³ Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.

²⁴ Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;

²⁵ but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;

²⁶ therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against you when ruin comes upon you:

²⁷ yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.

²⁸ For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.

²⁹ For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:

³⁰ neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.

³² For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.

¹⁷ Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

¹⁸ And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

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

²⁰ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

²¹ She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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

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

²⁵ But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

²⁶ I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

²⁷ When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

³⁰ They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

³² For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

¹⁷ Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

¹⁸ And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

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

²⁰ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

²¹ She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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

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

²⁵ But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

²⁶ I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

²⁷ When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

³⁰ They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

³² For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

¹⁷ for nets are not without cause spread for birds.

¹⁸ For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.

¹⁹ These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

²⁰ Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.

²¹ And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,

²² So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.

²³ Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.

²⁴ Since I called, and you° did not listen; and I spoke at length, and you° gave no heed;

²⁵ but you° set at nothing my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;

²⁶ therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against you when ruin comes upon you:

²⁷ yes when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.

²⁸ For it shall be that when you° call upon me, I will not listen to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.

²⁹ For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:

³⁰ neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.

³² For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.

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

¹⁸ And these lay wait for their own blood, they lurk privily for their own lives.

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

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

²¹ She crieth in the chief place of concourse; at the entering in of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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

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

²⁵ But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

²⁶ I also will laugh in the day of your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

²⁷ When your fear cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you.

²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

³⁰ They would none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof:

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

³² For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

¹⁷ It is useless to put out a ◄trap/net to catch a bird► because when a bird sees it, it stays away from it.

¹⁸ But those wicked people are not like the birds, because they do not realize that when they prepare to ambush someone to kill him, they will be killed themselves!

¹⁹ That is what happens to people who eagerly try to get things by violently attacking others. They will only destroy themselves!

²⁰ Wisdom PRS shouts to people in the streets, and calls out to people in the ◄plazas/town squares►.

²¹ Wisdom calls out in noisy places, and at the entrances to cities.

²² Wisdom says, “How long will you stupid people continue to enjoy doing foolish things RHQ? How long will you people who ridicule God enjoy doing that RHQ? How long will you foolish people refuse to know what things are right RHQ?

²³ If you pay attention to me when I rebuke you, I will tell you what I am thinking in my inner being; I will give you some good advice.

²⁴ But when I called to you, you refused to listen. I beckoned to you to come to me, but you ignored me.

²⁵ I tried to advise you, but you refused to listen to me. I tried to correct you, but you rejected what I told you.

²⁶ So now, when you are experiencing troubles/disasters, I will laugh at you. When things happen that cause you to be afraid, I will make fun of you.

²⁷ When calamities strike you like a big storm, when disasters hit you like a violent wind, when all kinds of things distress you and give you trouble, I will ridicule you!

²⁸ Wisdom also says, “When foolish people call to me to help them, I will not answer them. They will search for me diligently/everywhere, but they will not find me.

²⁹ They refused to know what things are right, and they decided not to revere Yahweh.

³⁰ They would not accept my advice, and they did not pay attention when I tried to correct them.

³¹ So they will endure what will result MET, DOU from the evil way they have lived/behaved and the evil things they have planned to do.

³² Those who turn away from me are stupid/foolish; they will die because of doing that.

¹⁷ for nets are not without cause spread for birds.

¹⁸ For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.

¹⁹ These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

²⁰ Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.

²¹ And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,

²² So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.

²³ Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.

²⁴ Since I called, and you° did not listen; and I spoke at length, and you° gave no heed;

²⁵ but you° set at nothing my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;

²⁶ therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against you when ruin comes upon you:

²⁷ yes when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.

²⁸ For it shall be that when you° call upon me, I will not listen to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.

²⁹ For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:

³⁰ neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.

³² For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.

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

¹⁸ but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

²⁰ Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

²¹ She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

²² “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

²³ Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

²⁴ Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

²⁵ but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

²⁶ I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,

²⁷ when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

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

¹⁸ but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

²⁰ Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

²¹ She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

²² “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

²³ Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

²⁴ Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

²⁵ but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

²⁶ I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,

²⁷ when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

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

¹⁸ but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

²⁰ Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

²¹ She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

²² “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

²³ Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

²⁴ Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

²⁵ but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

²⁶ I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,

²⁷ when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

¹⁷ Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:

¹⁸ And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.

¹⁹ Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

²⁰ Wisdom is crying out in the street; her voice is loud in the open places;

²¹ Her words are sounding in the meeting-places, and in the doorways of the town:

²² How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

²³ Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

²⁴ Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;

²⁵ You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

²⁶ So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;

²⁷ When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you.

²⁸ Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:

²⁹ For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:

³⁰ They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.

³¹ So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.

³² For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

¹⁷ For in vain the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings.

¹⁸ And these lay wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.

²⁰ Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways;

²¹ she calleth in the chief place of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words:

²² How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?

²³ Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour forth my spirit unto you, I will make known to you my words.

²⁴ Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;

²⁵ and ye have rejected all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

²⁶ I also will laugh in your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh;

²⁷ when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you:

²⁸ — then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.

²⁹ Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah;

³⁰ they would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof:

³¹ therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their way, and be filled with their own devices.

³² For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.

¹⁷ But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings.

¹⁸ And they themselves lie in wait for their own blood, and practise deceits against their own souls.

¹⁹ So the wage of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors.

²⁰ Wisdom preacheth abroad, she uttereth her voice in the streets:

²¹ At the head of multitudes she crieth out, in the entrance of the gates of the city she uttereth her words, saying:

²² O children, how long will you love childishness, and fools covet those things which are hurtful to themselves, and the unwise hate knowledge?

²³ Turn ye at my reproof: behold I will utter my spirit to you, and will shew you my words.

²⁴ Because I called, and you refused: I stretched out my hand, and there was none that regarded.

²⁵ You have despised all my counsel, and have neglected my reprehensions.

²⁶ I also will laugh in your destruction, and will mock when that shall come to you which you feared.

²⁷ When sudden calamity shall fall on you, and destruction, as a tempest, shall be at hand: when tribulation and distress shall come upon you:

²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, and I will not hear: they shall rise in the morning and shall not find me:

²⁹ Because they have hated instruction and received not the fear of the Lord,

³⁰ Nor consented to my counsel, but despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and shall be filled with their own devices.

³² The turning away of little ones shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

¹⁷ There's no point in trying to lure birds into a net when they can see it.

¹⁸ However, these evil people hide ready to kill others, but they themselves are the victims. They're only ambushing themselves!

¹⁹ This is what happens to you if you try to become rich through crime—it kills you!

²⁰ Wisdom calls out in the streets; she shouts aloud in the squares.

²¹ She cries out at busy corners; she explains her message at the town gates:

²² “How long will you stupid people love stupidity? How long will scornful people enjoy their mocking? How long will fools hate knowledge?

²³ Pay attention to my warnings, and I'll pour out my deepest thoughts to you—I'll explain what I know to you.

²⁴ For I have called you, but you refused to listen; I reached out my hand to you, but you didn't care.

²⁵ You ignored everything I said; you wouldn't accept any of my warnings.

²⁶ So I'll laugh at you when you're in trouble; I'll mock you when you're in a panic.

²⁷ When panic rains down on you like a storm, when trouble hits you like a whirlwind, when sorrow and pain come on you,

²⁸ then you'll call out to me for help, but I won't answer; you'll search hard for me, but won't find me.

²⁹ Why?—because they hated knowledge, and they didn't choose to respect the Lord.

³⁰ They're not willing to accept my advice; they despise all my warnings.

³¹ So they'll have to eat the fruit of their own choices, bloated by their own devious schemes.

³² Stupid people are killed by their rebellion; foolish people are destroyed by their lack of concern.

¹⁷ Certainely as without cause the net is spred before the eyes of all that hath wing:

¹⁸ So they lay waite for blood and lie priuily for their liues.

¹⁹ Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.

²⁰ Wisdome cryeth without: she vttereth her voyce in the streetes.

²¹ She calleth in the hye streete, among the prease in the entrings of the gates, and vttereth her wordes in the citie, saying,

²² O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?

²³ (Turne you at my correction: loe, I will powre out my mind vnto you, and make you vnderstand my wordes)

²⁴ Because I haue called, and ye refused: I haue stretched out mine hand, and none woulde regarde.

²⁵ But ye haue despised all my counsell, and would none of my correction.

²⁶ I will also laugh at your destruction, and mocke, when your feare commeth.

²⁷ Whe your feare cometh like sudden desolation, and your destruction shall come like a whirle wind: whe affliction and anguish shall come vpon you,

²⁸ Then shall they call vpon me, but I will not answere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me,

²⁹ Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.

³⁰ They would none of my counsell, but despised all my correction.

³¹ Therefore shall they eate of ye fruite of their owne way, and be filled with their owne deuises.

³² For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them.

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

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

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

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

²¹ She 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?

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

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

²⁵ But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof;

²⁶ I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh;

²⁷ When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when trouble and distress come upon you.

²⁸ Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD;

³⁰ They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

³² For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.

¹⁷ Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

¹⁸ And they lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

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

²⁰ Wisdom crieth without; She uttereth her voice in the streets:

²¹ She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: In the city she uttereth her words, saying,

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge?

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

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

²⁵ But ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof:

²⁶ I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

²⁷ When your fear cometh as desolation, And your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish cometh upon you:

²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; They shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of the Lord:

³⁰ They would none of my counsel: They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.

³² For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, And the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

¹⁷ For uselessly is the net spread out before the eyes of every winged bird:

¹⁸ While they lie in wait for their own blood; they watch in concealment for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the paths of every one that is greedy after unlawful gain; it taketh away the life of those that own it.

²⁰ Wisdom crieth loudly without; in the public places she uttereth her voice;

²¹ At the corner of noisy streets she calleth, at the entrances of gates; in the city she sayeth her speeches:

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners take their delight in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

²³ Turn back to my admonition: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

²⁴ Whereas I called, and ye refused; I stretched out my hand, and no man was attentive;

²⁵ And ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would not accept my admonition:

²⁶ Therefore I also will truly laugh at your calamity; I will deride you when your terror cometh;

²⁷ When your terror cometh like the tempest-cloud, and your calamity hasteneth like a whirlwind; when there come upon you distress and affliction.

²⁸ Then will they call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me;

²⁹ For the reason that they hated knowledge, and the fear of the Lord they did not choose;

³⁰ That they would not attend to my counsel: that they rejected all my admonition.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and from their own counsels shall they be satisfied.

³² For the defection of the simple will slay them, and the prosperity of fools will cause them to be lost.

¹⁷ For nets are not without cause spread for birds.

¹⁸ For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; And the overthrow of transgressors is evil.

¹⁹ These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; For by ungodliness they destroy their own life.

²⁰ Wisdom sings aloud in passages, And in the broad places speaks boldly.

²¹ And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, And sits by the gates of princes; And at the gates of the city boldly says,

²² So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: But the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, Having become ungodly have hated knowledge, And are become subject to reproofs.

²³ Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, And I will instruct you in my speech.

²⁴ Since I called, and ye did not hearken; And I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;

²⁵ But ye set at nought my counsels, And disregarded my reproofs;

²⁶ Therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; And I will rejoice against you when ruin comes upon you:

²⁷ Yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, And your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; And when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, Or when ruin shall come upon you.

²⁸ For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: Wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.

²⁹ For they hated wisdom, And did not choose the word of the Lord:

³⁰ Neither would they attend to my counsels, But derided my reproofs.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, And shall be filled with their own ungodliness.

³² For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; And an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.

¹⁷ For as the net is spread in vain Before the eyes of any bird,

¹⁸ So they lie in wait for their own blood; They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ Such are the ways of every one greedy of unjust gain; It taketh away the life of the possessor thereof.

²⁰ Wisdom crieth out in the highway; In the market-place she uttereth her voice;

²¹ At the head of the noisy streets she crieth aloud; At the entrances of the gates, throughout the city, she proclaimeth her words saying:

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? How long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

²³ Turn ye at my reproof! Behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make known my words to you!

²⁴ “Because I have called, and ye have refused,—Because I have stretched out my hand, and no one hath regarded.

²⁵ Because ye have rejected all my counsel, And have slighted my rebuke,—

²⁶ I also will laugh at your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh;

²⁷ When your fear cometh upon you like a storm. And destruction overtaketh you like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.

²⁸ Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer! They will seek me early, But they shall not find me!

²⁹ Because they have hated knowledge, And have not chosen the fear of the LORD,—

³⁰ Because they would not attend to my counsel, And have despised all my reproof,—

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own devices;

³² Yea, the turning away of the simple shall slay them, And the carelessness of fools shall destroy them.

¹⁷ For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:

¹⁸ but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

²⁰ Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

²¹ She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

²² “How long, you simple ones, will you 'ahav ·affectionately love· thoughtless living? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

²³ Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

²⁴ Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

²⁵ but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

²⁶ I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;

²⁷ when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.

²⁸ Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Adonai .

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

¹⁷ For it is useless to spread the net in the sight of any bird.

¹⁸ These men lie in wait for their own blood— they set an ambush for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the ways of everyone who gains riches by injustice; unjust gain takes away the lives of those who hold on to it.

²⁰ Wisdom cries aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the open places;

²¹ at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, at the entrance of the city gates she speaks,

²² “How long, you naive people, will you love being naive? How long, you mockers, will you delight in mockery, and how long, you fools, will you hate knowledge?

²³ Pay attention to my correction; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you.

²⁴ I have called, and you have refused to listen; I reached out with my hand, but there was no one who paid attention.

²⁵ But you have ignored all my instruction and paid no attention to my correction.

²⁶ I will laugh at your calamity, I will mock you when the terror comes—

²⁷ when your fearful dread comes like a storm and disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.

²⁸ Then they will call upon me, and I will not answer; they will desperately call for me, but they will not find me.

²⁹ Because they hate knowledge and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,

³⁰ they would not follow my instruction, and they despised all my correction.

³¹ They will eat the fruit of their ways, and with the fruit of their schemes they will be filled.

³² For the naive are killed when they turn away, and the indifference of fools will destroy them.

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

¹⁸ but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

²⁰ Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

²¹ She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

²² “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

²³ Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

²⁴ Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

²⁵ but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

²⁶ I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,

²⁷ when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

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

¹⁸ but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

²⁰ Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

²¹ She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

²² “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

²³ Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

²⁴ Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

²⁵ but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

²⁶ I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,

²⁷ when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

¹⁷ Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

¹⁸ And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

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

²⁰ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

²¹ She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying ,

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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

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

²⁵ But ye have set at naught all my counsel, and rejected my reproof:

²⁶ I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

²⁷ When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

³⁰ They rejected my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

³² For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

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

¹⁸ but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

²⁰ Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

²¹ She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

²² “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

²³ Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

²⁴ Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

²⁵ but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

²⁶ I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,

²⁷ when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

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

¹⁸ but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

²⁰ Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

²¹ She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

²² “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

²³ Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

²⁴ Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

²⁵ but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

²⁶ I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,

²⁷ when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹ because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹ Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³² For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

¹⁷ But a net is laid in vain before the eyes of birds, that have wings.

¹⁸ Also they set ambush against their own blood; and make ready frauds, or guiles, against their own souls.

¹⁹ So the paths of each avaricious man ravish, or take away, the souls of them that wield.

²⁰ Wisdom preacheth withoutforth; in streets it giveth his voice.

²¹ It crieth oft in the head of companies; in the leaves of the gates of the city it bringeth forth his words, and saith,

²² How long, little men in wit, love young childhood, and fools shall covet those things, that be harmful to themselves, and unprudent men shall hate knowing?

²³ Be ye converted at my reproving; lo, I shall bring forth to you my spirit, and I shall show my words.

²⁴ For I called, and ye forsook; I held forth mine hand, and none there was that beheld.

²⁵ Ye have despised all my counsel; and charged not my blamings.

²⁶ And I shall laugh in your perishing; and I shall scorn you, when that, that ye dread, cometh to you.

²⁷ When sudden wretchedness falleth in, and perishing befalleth as tempest; when tribulation and anguish cometh on you.

²⁸ Then they shall call me, and I shall not hear; they shall rise early, and they shall not find me.

²⁹ For they hated teaching, and they took not the dread of the Lord,

³⁰ neither they assented to my counsel, and they depraved all mine amending.

³¹ Therefore they shall eat the fruits of their way; and they shall be filled with their counsels.

³² The turning away of little men in wit shall slay them; and the prosperity of fools shall lose them.

¹⁷ But a net is laid in vain before the eyes of birds, that have wings.

¹⁸ Also they set ambush against their own blood; and make ready frauds, or guiles, against their (own) souls.

¹⁹ So the paths of each avaricious man ravish, or take away, the souls of them that wield (them).

²⁰ Wisdom preacheth withoutforth; in streets it giveth his voice. (Wisdom preacheth outside; yea, it raiseth up its voice in the streets.)

²¹ It crieth oft in the head of companies; in the leaves of the gates of the city it bringeth forth his words, and saith, (It crieth often at the tops of the streets; and at the leaves of the gates of the city, it bringeth forth its words, and saith,)

²² How long, little men in wit, love young childhood, and fools shall covet those things, that be harmful to themselves, and unprudent men shall hate knowing? (How long, ye of little wit, or of low intelligence, shall ye love foolishness, and shall fools desire those things that be harmful to themselves, and shall the imprudent hate knowledge, or understanding?)

²³ Be ye converted at my reproving (or Be ye changed by my rebukes); lo, I shall bring forth to you my spirit, and I shall show (you) my words.

²⁴ For I called, and ye forsook; I held forth mine hand, and none there was that beheld. (For I called, but you would not listen to me; I held forth my hand, but no one paid any attention to it.)

²⁵ Ye have despised all my counsel; and charged not my blamings (or and would not listen to my rebukes).

²⁶ And I shall laugh in your perishing; and I shall scorn you, when that, that ye dread, cometh to you. (And so I shall laugh at your misfortune, or at your tribulation; and I shall scorn you, when what ye fear, cometh to you.)

²⁷ When sudden wretchedness falleth in, and perishing befalleth as (a) tempest; when tribulation and anguish cometh up on you.

²⁸ Then they shall call me, and I shall not hear (or but I shall not answer them); they shall rise early, and they shall not find me.

²⁹ For they hated teaching, and they took not the dread of the Lord, (For they hated instruction, and they chose not to fear the Lord, or and they chose not to have reverence for the Lord,)

³⁰ neither they assented to my counsel, and they depraved all mine amending. (nor would they assent to my advice, and they have spurned all of my correction.)

³¹ Therefore they shall eat the fruits of their (own) way; and they shall be filled with their (own) counsels.

³² The turning away of little men in wit shall slay them; and the prosperity of fools shall lose them. (This turning away by those with little wit, or with low intelligence, shall lead to their own slaughter, yea, the prosperity of fools shall bring about their own destruction.)

¹⁷ Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.

¹⁸ And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹ So are the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

²⁰ Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,

²¹ At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:

²² 'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

²³ Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.

²⁴ Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,

²⁵ And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.

²⁶ I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,

²⁷ When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.

²⁸ Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

²⁹ Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

³⁰ They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,

³¹ And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

³² For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.