"Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but will not find me."
This is a terrifying text. If the simple continue to love their simplicity ... if the scoffers continue to delight in their scoffing ... if the fools continue to hate knowledge ... then calamity, distress, and anguish await them.
But what is even more terrifying is that when they call for wisdom, she will not answer; when they seek it diligently, they will not find it. Why? Because they already rejected it. She spoke, and they would not listen. She stretched out her hand and they would not heed. In other words, they were deaf to her rebukes and blind to her reproofs. Therefore when calamity strikes them, they remain deaf and blind to what wisdom has to offer. Even though they seek her diligently they will not find her, because if they cannot hear her calling in the streets, they will never hear her anywhere.
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