Proverbs 1:19-21

International Standard Version

¹⁹ Such is the way of all those who seek illicit gain—
    it takes away the lives of those who possess it.

²⁰ Wisdom cries out in the street;
    she raises her voice in the public squares.
²¹ She calls out at the busiest part^[a] of the noisy streets,^[b]
    and at the entrance to the gates of the city she utters her words: