Proverbs

²⁶So I will laugh at your troubles and make fun of you when what you fear happens. ²⁷Disasters will strike you like a storm. Problems will pound you like a strong wind. Trouble and misery will weigh you down. ²⁸“Fools will call for me, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they will not find me. ²⁹That is because they hated knowledge. They refused to fear and respect the Lord. ³⁰They ignored my advice and refused to be corrected. ³¹They filled their lives with what they wanted. They went their own way, so they will get what they deserve. ³²“Fools die because they refuse to follow wisdom. They are content to follow their foolish ways, and that will destroy them.