Proverbs 1:29 Midrash

תַּ֭חַת כִּי־שָׂ֣נְאוּ דָ֑עַת וְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לֹ֣א בָחָֽרוּ׃

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD;

Read midrashic interpretation of Proverbs 1:29: and classical rabbinic exegesis.