Proverbs 1:20-22

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

The Call of Wisdom

²⁰Wisdom cries out in the street;
    in the squares she raises her voice.
²¹At the busiest corner she cries out;
    at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
²²“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
    and fools hate knowledge?

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