Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me,

For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

Say to wisdom, Thou are my sister, and call understanding [thy] kinswoman,

To you, O men, I call. And my voice is to the sons of men.

to call to those who pass by, who go right on their ways:

He who spares his words has knowledge, and he who is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

He who devises to do evil, men shall call him a mischief-maker.

Her sons rise up, and call her blessed. Her husband [also], and he praises her.