American King James Version
"Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; "
— Proverbs 1:24, American King James Version
“Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;”
“Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded; ”
“Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;”
“However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one was paying attention,”
“Because I called, and you refused: I stretched out my hand, and there was none that regarded.”
“Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;”
“Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;”
She cries in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she utters her words, saying,
How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit to you, I will make known my words to you. ¶
Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
But you have set at nothing all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;
When your fear comes as desolation, and your destruction comes as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish comes on you.