The Lord looks down from heaven on humankind to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God. They have all gone astray, they are all alike perverse; there is no one who does good, no, not one. Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon the Lord? (Psalm 14: 2-4)

Evildoers lack knowledge, fail to understand, and have gone the wrong way. God looks for the wise: those who are attentive, consider carefully, and choose the right way.

Evildoers eat up other people: use others merely to advance their own purposes. The wise seek to understand others and contribute to the purposes of others.

Evildoers do not consider God's intentions. The wise cry out - qara - to God. The wise shout loudly and enthusiastically as if they are running to embrace an old friend.