Proverbs 1:20-33

Contemporary English Version

²⁶ “So when you are struck
    by some terrible disaster,
²⁷ or when trouble and distress
surround you like a whirlwind,
    I will laugh and make fun.
²⁸ You will ask for my help,
    but I won't listen;
you will search,
    but you won't find me.
²⁹ No, you would not learn,
and you refused
    to respect the Lord.
³⁰ You rejected my advice
and paid no attention
    when I warned you.

³¹ “Now you will eat the fruit
    of what you have done,
until you are stuffed full
    with your own schemes.
³² Sin and self-satisfaction
bring destruction and death
    to stupid fools.
³³ But if you listen to me,
you will be safe and secure
    without fear of disaster.”