"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer" (1:28). Is Wisdom saying it can be too late?

The verse is Wisdom's, and it says what will happen "Then" (1:28): "when distress and anguish come on you" (1:27). It gives its reason in the next verses: "because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD" (1:29), and "They wanted none of my counsel" (1:30). The chapter says no more about when that time comes, or how long her call stays open. It does say her call came first, and in public: "Wisdom calls aloud in the street" (1:20), "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?" (1:22), "Turn at my reproof" (1:23). In chapter 8 Wisdom has the same Hebrew verbs for seek diligently and find, with the other ending: "Those who seek me diligently will find me" (Proverbs 8:17) (tap seek). The notes on Psalm 18 set 1:28 beside Psalm 18:41 and Micah 3:4. These notes don't apply 1:28 to anyone's prayer today.