A scofferdoes not loveone who reproveshim, He will not goto the wise.
The kingof Israelsaidto Jehoshaphat,"There is yetonemanby whom we may inquireof the LORD,but I hatehim, for he neverprophesiesgoodconcerningme but alwaysevil.He is Micaiah,sonof Imla."But Jehoshaphatsaid,"Let not the kingsayso."
"They sayto God,Departfrom us! We do not even desirethe knowledgeof Your ways.
"Howlong,O naiveones,will you lovebeing simple-minded?And scoffersdelightthemselves in scoffingAnd foolshateknowledge?
A wiseson[accepts his] father'sdiscipline,But a scofferdoes not listento rebuke.
A scofferseekswisdomand [finds] none,But knowledgeis easyto one who hasunderstanding.
Grievouspunishmentis for him who forsakesthe way;He who hatesreproofwill die.
They hatehim who reprovesin the gate,And they abhorhim who speaks[with] integrity.
"The worldcannothateyou, but it hatesMe becauseI testifyof it, that its deedsare evil.
For the timewill comewhenthey will not enduresounddoctrine;but [wanting] to have their earstickled,they will accumulatefor themselvesteachersin accordanceto their owndesires,
