“ How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?

说：“你们愚昧人喜爱愚昧，亵慢人喜欢亵慢，愚顽人恨恶知识，要到几时呢？

“你们无知的人喜爱无知，傲慢人喜欢傲慢，愚昧人恨恶知识，要到几时呢？

“你们无知的人喜爱无知，傲慢人喜欢傲慢，愚昧人恨恶知识，要到几时呢？

“你们愚昧人喜爱愚昧，嘲讽者以嘲弄为乐，无知者厌恶知识，要到什么时候呢？

“你们愚蒙人喜爱愚蒙，好讥笑的人喜欢讥笑，愚昧人恨恶知识，要到几时呢？

“无知的人喜爱无知，讥讽者贪爱讥讽，愚昧人恨恶知识，要到什么时候呢？

說：你們愚昧人喜愛愚昧，褻慢人喜歡褻慢，愚頑人恨惡知識，要到幾時呢？

「你們無知的人喜愛無知，傲慢人喜歡傲慢，愚昧人恨惡知識，要到幾時呢？

「你們無知的人喜愛無知，傲慢人喜歡傲慢，愚昧人恨惡知識，要到幾時呢？

「你們愚昧人喜愛愚昧，嘲諷者以嘲弄為樂，無知者厭惡知識，要到什麼時候呢？

“你們愚蒙人喜愛愚蒙，好譏笑的人喜歡譏笑，愚昧人恨惡知識，要到幾時呢？

『你們愚蠢人喜愛愚蠢，要到幾時呢？你們褻慢人喜歡褻慢，愚頑人恨惡知識，要到幾時呢？

「無知的人喜愛無知，譏諷者貪愛譏諷，愚昧人恨惡知識，要到什麼時候呢？

曰、樸拙者好樸拙、侮慢者樂侮慢、愚蠢者惡知識、將至何時乎、

拙者安於拙、侮者樂於侮、愚者不志於學、將至何時。

曰、爾拙者悅於拙、侮慢者樂於侮慢、愚者厭惡知識、將至何時、

“ How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

“ How long will you childish people love your childish ways? How long will you rude people enjoy making fun of God and others? How long will you foolish people hate knowledge?

“ How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?

“ How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?

“ How long, you naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking? And how long will scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?

“ How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

“ How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

“ How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

“ How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

You will say,“ How I hated discipline! If only I had not ignored all the warnings!

For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord.

Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.

Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”

The Spirit and the bride say,“ Come.” Let anyone who hears this say,“ Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life.

Then he added,“ Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture:‘ I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded become wise; if you instruct the wise, they will be all the wiser.

Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires.

All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.

“ Come in with me,” she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,“ Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!”But little do they know that the dead are there. Her guests are in the depths of the grave.

The Lord asked Moses,“ How long will these people refuse to obey my commands and instructions?

A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.

“ How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes.

These proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young.

The Lord mocks the mockers but is gracious to the humble.

Jesus said,“ You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”

“ How long must I put up with this wicked community and its complaints about me? Yes, I have heard the complaints the Israelites are making against me.

Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding.

“ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.

But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up?

“ Come in with me,” she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,“ Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment.”

“ Tell me, has there ever been a man like Job, with his thirst for irreverent talk?

Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Mockers hate to be corrected, so they stay away from the wise.

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said,“ This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.

Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on?

I saw some naive young men, and one in particular who lacked common sense.