Proverbs 1:20 says, Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:  I believe that Solomon is telling us that even in all the evil of the world that wisdom will not be silenced.  Wisdom calls us to a better relationship with others, not based on our on greed for material things, especially those belonging to others.  Verse twenty-one states, She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,  Since wisdom comes from God, His wisdom can be found everywhere if we listen for it.  Verse twenty-two asks, How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?  This is a warning to not rely on our own understanding or the power of false religions.  I believe that this knowledge that fools are said to hate is the knowledge of God.  Verse twenty-three declares, Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.  This was not a call for people to follow Solomon, but for people to follow God.  We are to turn from our wicked ways and follow God.  When we accept Christ, after acknowledging our own inability to save ourselves, then God does pour out His spirit on us. The Holy Spirit indwells, or lives within us.  Verse twenty-four says,  Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;  God says that even though He called them, people ignored His call and His hand stretched out to them in mercy.  This has not changed, even after the coming of Christ.  Verse twenty-five states, But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:  There are so many people in the world today who do not acknowledge God.  There are also those who claim to follow Christ who do not obey His teachings or follow His leadership.  Verse twenty-six states, I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;  Though this tells us that God will laugh at the calamity of those who do not accept Him, I don't believe that God really delights in the suffering of those who will not put their faith in Him.  Verse twenty-seven states, When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.  Then continuing in verse twenty-eight, Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:  This is a warning that when the fear of God comes after everything in the world has failed, which will certainly be true when God's judgment comes, that it will be to late.  We are told to seek God when He can be found, and I believe this is a warning that some people will simply wait too long to respond to God's call.  Verse twenty-nine says, For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:  There are definitely many people today who choose to not fear the Lord.  They hate anything to do with the knowledge of God, which is the true knowledge.  Verse thirty states, They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.  God will make Himself known to people, but many will not listen to His counsel.  It is not enough to just acknowledge that there might be a god, but we must listen to what the only God teaches us.  Verse thirty-one says, Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.  I believe that this simply says that people who refuse to listen to God will be allowed to live their everyday lives.  God will not just strike them down immediately.  Verse thirty-two says, For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.  I believe that this teaches us that ultimately everyone will be judged by their actions, beginning with their relationship to Christ.  Those who have rejected God and abused the poor for their own benefit will find that their prosperity is the prosperity of fools.  Anything gained while denying God will be a foolish prosperity, since it will all pass away.  Verse thirty-three declares, But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.  God promises that those who follow Him will live in safety, free from the fear of evil.  Even if we are in a situation where our lives are threatened because of our faith in Christ, we should never be afraid of the outcome.  We are  secure with God for time everlasting.