THERE IS NONEWHO UNDERSTANDS,THERE IS NONEWHO SEEKSFOR GOD;
Godhas lookeddownfrom heavenupon the sonsof menTo seeif thereis anyone who understands,Who seeksafter God.
Havethe workersof wickednessnoknowledge,Who eatup My people[as though] they atebreadAnd have not calledupon God?
Payheed,you senselessamong the people;And whenwill you understand,stupidones?
"Howlong,O naiveones,will you lovebeing simple-minded?And scoffersdelightthemselves in scoffingAnd foolshateknowledge?
The fearof the LORDis the beginningof knowledge;Foolsdespisewisdomand instruction.
When its limbsare dry,they are brokenoff; Womencome[and] makea firewith them, For they are not a peopleof discernment,Thereforetheir Makerwill not havecompassionon them. And their Creatorwill not be graciousto them.
Woeto those who godownto Egyptfor help[And] relyon horses,And trustin chariotsbecausethey are manyAnd in horsemenbecausethey are verystrong,But they do not lookto the HolyOneof Israel,norseekthe LORD!
Seekthe LORDwhile He may be found;Callupon Him while He is near.
"I permitted Myself to be soughtby those who did not ask[for Me]; I permitted Myself to be foundby those who did not seekMe. I said,'Heream I, heream I,' To a nationwhich did not callon My name.
Yet the peopledo not turnbackto Him who struckthem, Nordo they seekthe LORDof hosts.
"For My peopleare foolish,They knowMe not; They are stupidchildrenAnd havenounderstanding.They are shrewdto doevil,But to dogoodthey do not know."
My peopleare destroyedfor lackof knowledge.Becauseyou have rejectedknowledge,I also will rejectyou from being My priest.Since you have forgottenthe lawof your God,I alsowill forgetyour children.
Though the prideof Israeltestifiesagainsthim, Yet they have not returnedto the LORDtheir God,Norhave they soughtHim, for allthis.
"When anyonehearsthe wordof the kingdomand does not understandit, the evil[one] comesand snatches awaywhathas been sownin his heart.Thisis the one on whom seed was sownbesidethe road.
Professingto be wise,they became fools,
And justas they did not see fitto acknowledgeGodany longer, Godgave them overto a depravedmind,to dothosethings which are not proper,
as it is written,"THERE IS NONERIGHTEOUS,NOT EVENONE;
ALLHAVE TURNED ASIDE,TOGETHERTHEY HAVE BECOME USELESS;THERE IS NONEWHO DOESGOOD,THERE IS NOT EVENONE."
becausethe mind seton the fleshis hostiletowardGod;for it does not subjectitself to the lawof God,for it is not evenable[to do so],
For we alsooncewere foolishourselves,disobedient,deceived,enslavedto variouslustsand pleasures,spending our lifein maliceand envy,hateful,hatingone another.
And we knowthat the Sonof Godhas come,and has givenus understandingsothat we may knowHim whois true;and we are in Him who is true,in His SonJesusChrist.Thisis the true Godand eternallife.
