“ How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and 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, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will 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?

and you will say,“ How I hated discipline, and how my heart despised correction.

Because they hated knowledge, didn’t choose to fear the LORD,

How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!

Take up my yoke and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Both the Spirit and the bride say,“ Come!” Let anyone who hears, say,“ Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who desires take the water of life freely.

Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

When a mocker is punished, the inexperienced become wiser; when one teaches a wise man, he acquires knowledge.

Above all, be aware of this: Scoffers will come in the last days scoffing and following their own evil desires,

For everyone who does evil hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.

“ Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!” To the one who lacks sense, she says,“ Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten secretly is tasty!”But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Then the LORD said to Moses,“ How long will you refuse to keep my commands and instructions?

A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

saying,“ If you knew this day what would bring peace— but now it is hidden from your eyes.

for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, knowledge and discretion to a young man—

He mocks those who mock but gives grace to the humble.

Jesus replied,“ You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.”

“ How long must I endure this evil community that keeps complaining about me? I have heard the Israelites’ complaints that they make against me.

Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced; develop common sense, you who are foolish.

“ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

How long will you stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?

“ Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!” To the one who lacks sense, she says,“ Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine I have mixed.Leave inexperience behind, and you will live; pursue the way of understanding.

What man is like Job? He drinks derision like water.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.

A mocker doesn’t love one who corrects him; he will not consult the wise.

So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and told him,“ This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may worship me.

Pay attention, you stupid people! Fools, when will you be wise?

I saw among the inexperienced, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking sense.