20. Listen! Wisdom is shouting in the streets. She is crying out in the marketplace.
21. She is calling out where the noisy crowd gathers:
22. “Fools, how long will you love being ignorant? How long will you make fun of wisdom? How long will you hate knowledge?
23. I wanted to tell you everything I knew and give you all my knowledge, but you didn’t listen to my advice and teaching.
24. “I tried to help, but you refused to listen. I offered my hand, but you turned away from me.