23 If only you had listened when I corrected you,I would have told you what’s in my heart;I would have told you what I am thinking.
24 I called, but you refused to listen;I held out my hand, but you paid no attention.
25 You did not follow my adviceand did not listen when I corrected you.
26 So I will laugh when you are in trouble.I will make fun when disaster strikes you,
27 when disaster comes over you like a storm,when trouble strikes you like a whirlwind,when pain and trouble overwhelm you.
28 “Then you will call to me,but I will not answer.You will look for me,but you will not find me.
29 It is because you rejected knowledgeand did not choose to respect the Lord.