King James Version (KJV)
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Modern English
How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
Hebrew
עַד מָתַ֣י ׀ פְּתָיִם֮ תְּאֵ֪הֲב֫וּ פֶ֥תִי וְלֵצִ֗ים לָ֭צוֹן חָמְד֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים יִשְׂנְאוּ דָֽעַת׃
ʿad matay ׀ ptayim tʾehabv petiy vleṣiym laṣvon ḥamdv lahem vksiyliym yishnʾv daʿat