^{24 Ref} Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,

^{25 Ref} And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.

^{26 Ref} I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,

^{27 Ref} When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.

^{28 Ref} Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

^{29 Ref} Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

^{30 Ref} They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,