Proverbs 1:7, 20-22

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square; on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech: “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?