Proverbs 1:28-30

World English Bible

²⁸ Then they will call on me, but I will not answer.
    They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,
²⁹ because they hated knowledge,
    and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.
³⁰ They wanted none of my counsel.
    They despised all my reproof.