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20 Wisdom sings her song in the streets.
    In the public squares she raises her voice.
21 At the corners of noisy streets she calls out.
    At the entrances to the city she speaks her words,
22 “How long will you gullible people love being so gullible?
    How long will you mockers find joy in your mocking?
        How long will you fools hate knowledge?

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Wisdom’s Rebuke

20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,(A)
    she raises her voice in the public square;
21 on top of the wall[a] she cries out,
    at the city gate she makes her speech:

22 “How long will you who are simple(B) love your simple ways?
    How long will mockers delight in mockery
    and fools hate(C) knowledge?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:21 Septuagint; Hebrew / at noisy street corners