King James Version (KJV)
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Modern English
Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD,
Hebrew
תַּ֣חַת כִּי שָׂ֣נְאוּ דָ֑עַת וְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹ֣א בָחָֽרוּ׃
taḥat kiy shanʾv daʿat vyirʾat yhvah loʾ baḥarv