Proverbs 1:24

However, ¹  because ²  I called but you refused to listen, ³  because ⁴  I stretched out my hand ⁵  but no one paid attention,

But since you rejected me when I called and no-one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,

"Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;

"I called you so often, but you didn’t come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.

As it is, I've called, but you've turned a deaf ear; I've reached out to you, but you've ignored me.

Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;

Because I have called and you refused, have stretched out my hand and no one heeded,

Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,

However, ¹  because ²  I called but you refused to listen, ³  because ⁴  I stretched out my hand ⁵  but no one paid attention,

¹ tn The term “however” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the contrast between the offer in 1:23 and the accusation in 1:24-25. It is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

² tn The particle יַעַן (ya’an, “because”) introduces a causal clause which forms part of an extended protasis; the apodosis is 1:26.

³ tn The phrase “to listen” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

⁴ tn The term “because” does not appear in this line but is implied by the parallelism; it is supplied in the translation for clarity and smoothness.

⁵ sn This expression is a metonymy of adjunct; it is a gesture that goes with the appeal for some to approach.