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So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
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Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;
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She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:
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'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
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Turn you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
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Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,
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But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof;
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I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh;
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When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when trouble and distress come upon you.
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Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.
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For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of HaShem;
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They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.
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Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
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For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.
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But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.'