Proverbs 1:22-24

New Century Version

²² “You fools, how long will you be foolish?
    How long will you make fun of wisdom
    and hate knowledge?
²³ If only you had listened when I corrected you,
    I would have told you what’s in my heart;
    I would have told you what I am thinking.
²⁴ I called, but you refused to listen;
    I held out my hand, but you paid no attention.