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Surely, in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird;
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But they lie in 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 for gain; It takes away the life of its owners.
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Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the open squares.
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She cries out in the chief concourses, At the openings of the gates in the city She speaks her words:
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"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.
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Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.
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Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,
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Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my rebuke,
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I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes,
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When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.