Charles Ellicott Commentary Proverbs 1:24

"Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;" — Proverbs 1:24 (ASV)

Because I have called.— Wisdom’s call having been rejected, she now changes her tone from “mercy” to “judgment” (Psalms 101:1). (Compare to Romans 10:21: All day long I have stretched forth my hands, etc.)