14. cast lots with us; we will all share the loot”—
15. my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;
16. for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
17. How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
18. These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!
19. Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
20. Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;
21. on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech:
22. “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
23. Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings.
24. But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
25. since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke,
26. I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you—
27. when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28. “Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,
29. since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord.