He that begetteth a fool doeth so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool hath no joy.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.
He who becomes the parent of a [self-confident] fool does it to his sorrow, and the father of [an empty-headed] fool has no joy [in him].
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.
A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.
Having a fool for a son brings grief; there’s no joy for a scoundrel’s father.
He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a boor has no joy.
It's never pleasant to be the parent of a fool and have nothing but pain.
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.
A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.
A man who has a fool for a son will be disappointed. A fool brings no joy to his father.
To have a foolish son makes parents sad. The father of a fool is never happy.
The man who fathers a fool has grief, and the father of an arrogant fool will have no joy.
He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
It is sad to have a foolish child; there is no joy in being the parent of a fool.
He that begetteth a fool, getteth himself sorrow, and the father of a fool can have no joy.
The parent of a fool has grief, and the father of a godless fool has no joy.
There is nothing but sadness and sorrow for parents whose children do foolish things.
A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.
It is sad to have a foolish son. There is no joy in being the father of a fool.
The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow— the father of a fool has no joy.
¶ He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow, and the father of a fool shall have no joy.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
He who begets a fool does so to his grief, And the father of a wicked fool is not glad.
He who begets a fool, there is trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.
It’s no fun to be a rebel’s father.
Having a fool for a child is misery; it’s no fun being the parent of a dolt.
He who fathers a fool does it to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
The parent of a fool has grief, and the father of a godless fool has no joy.
Whoever conceives a fool has grief; the father of a numskull has no joy.
He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
The father of a fool endures endless sorrow and receives no joy from having begotten him.
It is sad to have a foolish child; there is no joy in being the parent of a fool.
Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.
It is sad to have a foolish child. The parents of a godless fool have no joy.
To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
A foolish son is a sorrow to his father, and the father of a fool has no joy.
It is painful to be the parent of a fool; there is no joy for the father of a rebel.
The one who begets a fool gets trouble; the parent of a fool has no joy.
The one who begets a fool gets trouble; the parent of a fool has no joy.
The one who begets a fool gets trouble; the parent of a fool has no joy.
The one who fathers a fool gets trouble; the parent of a fool has no joy.
He that begetteth a kesil doeth it to his sorrow, and the avi naval hath no simchah.
Whoever begets a fool, gets himself sorrow. And the father of a fool can have no joy.
A stupid son is a grief to a father; and the father of a fool has no joy.
A stupid son is a grief to a father; and the father of a fool has no joy.
Whoever fathers a fool gets grief. There is no joy for the father of a disgraceful son.
Having a fool for a child is misery; there is no joy in parenting a fool.
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
A fool is born in his shame; but neither the father shall be glad in a fool. (A fool is born to his parents’ shame; and the father shall never be glad, or have joy, over his foolish son.)
Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
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