Fathers, don’t make your children bitter. If you do, they will lose hope.

你们作父亲的，不要惹儿女的气，恐怕他们失了志气。

你们作父亲的，不要惹儿女生气，恐怕他们会灰心。

你们作父亲的，不要惹儿女生气，恐怕他们会灰心。

你们做父亲的，不要激怒儿女，免得他们灰心丧志。

你们作父亲的，不要激怒儿女，免得他们灰心丧志。

你们做父亲的，不要惹自己儿女生气，免得他们灰心丧志；

你們作父親的，不要惹兒女的氣，恐怕他們失了志氣。

你們作父親的，不要惹兒女生氣，恐怕他們會灰心。

你們作父親的，不要惹兒女生氣，恐怕他們會灰心。

你們作父親的，不要激怒兒女，免得他們灰心喪志。

你們作父親的，不要激怒兒女，免得他們灰心喪志。

做父親的，別激你們兒女的氣了，免得他們喪志灰心。

你們做父親的，不要惹自己兒女生氣，免得他們灰心喪志；

父勿激子、恐其氣餒、

父勿使子怨怒、恐其氣餒、

父、爾勿激子之怒、恐其失志、

為父者不可苛責其子女、使之灰心。

Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.

Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they won’t become discouraged.

Fathers, do not antagonize your children, so that they will not become discouraged.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so they won’t become discouraged.

Fathers, provoke not your children[ to anger], lest they be discouraged.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become disheartened.

Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

Fathers, don’t make your children angry. Instead, instruct them and teach them the ways of the Lord as you raise them.

My sons, listen to a father’s teaching. Pay attention and gain understanding.I give you good advice. So don’t turn away from what I teach you.I, too, was once a young boy in my father’s house. And my mother loved me deeply.Then my father taught me. He said to me,“ Take hold of my words with all your heart. Keep my commands, and you will live.

The Lord trains those he loves. He is like a father who trains the son he is pleased with.

A father is tender and kind to his children. In the same way, the Lord is tender and kind to those who have respect for him.

You know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children.

Have you completely forgotten this word of hope? It speaks to you as a father to his children. It says,“ My son, think of the Lord’s training as important. Do not lose hope when he corrects you.The Lord trains the one he loves. He corrects everyone he accepts as his son.”( Proverbs 3:11, 12)Put up with hard times. God uses them to train you. He is treating you as his children. What children are not trained by their parents?God trains all his children. But what if he doesn’t train you? Then you are not really his children. You are not God’s true sons and daughters at all.Besides, we have all had human fathers who trained us. We respected them for it. How much more should we be trained by the Father of spirits and live!Our parents trained us for a little while. They did what they thought was best. But God trains us for our good. He does this so we may share in his holiness.No training seems pleasant at the time. In fact, it seems painful. But later on it produces a harvest of godliness and peace. It does this for those who have been trained by it.