Proverbs 1:27-29

Complete Jewish Bible

²⁷ yes, when terror overtakes you like a storm
and your disaster approaches like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble assail you.
²⁸ Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will seek me earnestly, but they won’t find me.
²⁹ Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of Adonai,