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"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, And fools hate knowledge?
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Three Kinds of Resistance
Commentators identify three distinct groups addressed by Wisdom. The "simple" are naive and fatally open to evil influences. "Scoffers" are proud people who mock what is holy and sacred. "Fools" are the most hardened, as they actively hate the very knowledge and godliness that could save them.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare the Psalms 1:1 note.
19th Century
Anglican
How long ...—Three classes of persons are here addressed:
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Reformed Baptist
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