¹⁶ Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he has no understanding?

²³ Buy the truth, and don't sell it: Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

¹ Working together, we entreat also that you not receive the grace of God in vain,

²⁶ saying, 'Go to this people, and say, In hearing, you will hear, But will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, But will in no way perceive.

²⁷ For this people's heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their heart, And would turn again, And I would heal them.'

⁴⁶ Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

²⁰ For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.

¹¹ Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.

¹ Ho, everyone who thirsts, come you to the waters, and he who has no money; come you, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

² Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn't satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

³ Turn your ear, and come to me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

²⁵ The desire of the sluggard kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

²⁶ There are those who covet greedily all the day long; But the righteous give and don't withhold.

¹⁵ The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, But knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

⁴ "Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

⁵ "Come, eat some of my bread, Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."

⁴ "To you men, I call! I send my voice to the sons of mankind.

⁵ You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.

²² "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, And fools hate knowledge?

²³ Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

¹¹ But my people didn't listen to my voice. Israel desired none of me.

¹² So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, That they might walk in their own counsels.

¹³ Oh that my people would listen to me, That Israel would walk in my ways!

²⁹ Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children forever!