Saith the Lord: "I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out My hand, and no man regarded; but ye have set at nought all My counsel, and would none of My reproof: . . . when your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon Me, but I will not answer; they shall seek Me early, but they shall not find Me: for that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: they would none of My counsel: they despised all My reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices." "But whoso hearkeneth unto Me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil." Proverbs 1:24-31, 33.

Herren sagde: "Fordi jeg råbte, og I stod imod, jeg vinked, og ingen ænsed det, men I lod hånt om alt mit råd og tog ikke min revselse til jer, derfor ler jeg, ..... når det, I frygter, kommer som uvejr, når Eders ulykke kommer som storm, når trængsel og nød kommer over jer. Da svarer jeg, når de kalder, de søger mig uden at finde, fordi de hadede kundskab og ikke valgte Herrens frygt; mit råd tog de ikke til sig, men lod hånt om al min revselse. Frugt af deres færd skal de nyde og mættes med egne råd; ..... men den, der adlyder mig, bor trygt, sikret mod ulykkens rædsel." Ord. 1, 24-31. 33.