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If they say, "Come with us, Let`s lay in wait for blood; Let`s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
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Let`s swallow them up alive like Sheol, And whole, like those who go down into the pit.
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We`ll find all valuable wealth. We`ll fill our houses with spoil.
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You shall cast your lot among us. We`ll all have one purse."
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My son, don`t walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,
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For their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
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For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:
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These lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
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So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
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Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
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She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
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"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, And fools hate knowledge?
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Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.
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Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;
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But you have ignored all my counsel, And wanted none of my reproof;
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I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;
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When calamity overtakes you like a storm, When your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come on you.
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Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
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Because they hated knowledge, And didn`t choose the fear of Yahweh.