18 But they lie 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 outside;She raises her voice in the open squares.
21 She cries out in the chief concourses,At the openings of the gates in the cityShe speaks her words:
22 “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?For scorners delight in their scorning,And fools hate knowledge.
23 Turn at my rebuke;Surely I will pour out my spirit on you;I will make my words known to you.
24 Because I have called and you refused,I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,