Bible in Basic English
"Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:"
— Proverbs 1:28, Bible in Basic English
“Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:”
“Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;”
“Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.”
You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:
So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;
When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you.
Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:
For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:
They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.
So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.