Thomson(i)
20 Wisdom uttereth her song at the gates and in the streets speaketh boldly;
21 and on the tops of walls she maketh proclamation; and at the gates of mighty men taketh a seat and at the gates of a city with confidence saith,
22 "While the innocent adhere to justice they shall not be put to shame: but as for fools who delight in mischief, having become wicked they hated knowledge and are become liable to censures.
23 Behold I will pour forth to you the dictate of my spirit: and teach you this word of mine;
24 seeing I have called and you have not answered: and though I continued my speech, you did not attend:
25 but set at naught my counsels and disregarded my reproofs:
26 therefore I will laugh at your calamity; and mock when your destruction cometh.
27 Yes, when tumult shall suddenly come upon you; and destruction like a whirlwind shall be at hand; even when tribulation and siege approach you; or when destruction is advancing upon you.
28 For when you call upon me I will not listen to you. The wicked may seek me, but they shall not find me.
29 For they hated wisdom and did not chuse the word of the Lord:
30 nor would they attend to my counsels, but contemned my reproofs:
31 Let them eat, therefore, the fruits of their own way; and be filled with their own iniquity.
32 For, because they wronged infants they shall be slain: and a rigorous inquest shall destroy the wicked.
33 But he who hearkeneth to me shall dwell with hope; and rest secure from all evil."