## Then they will call upon me ##

"Then the sinners will cry out to me, wisdom, for help"

## desperately ##

with much worry and little hope

## Because they hate knowledge...they despised all my reproof ##

Possible meanings: 1) This is why they will "eat the fruit of their ways" ([Proverbs 1:31](./31.md)) (see UDB) or 2) this is why wisdom "will not answer" (1:28) or 3) 1:29 gives the reason for 1:30.

## despised ##

Translate as you did in [Proverbs 1:7](./07.md)