To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

生愚昧子的，必自愁苦；愚顽人的父毫无喜乐。

生愚昧之子的，自己必愁苦；愚顽人的父亲毫无喜乐。

生愚昧之子的，自己必愁苦；愚顽人的父亲毫无喜乐。

生愚昧子带来忧伤，愚人之父毫无喜乐。

生下愚昧的儿子，使父亲忧愁；愚顽人的父亲毫无喜乐。

生愚昧子的，自己必愁苦；愚顽人的父亲，毫无喜乐。

生愚昧子的，必自愁苦；愚頑人的父毫無喜樂。

生愚昧之子的，自己必愁苦；愚頑人的父親毫無喜樂。

生愚昧之子的，自己必愁苦；愚頑人的父親毫無喜樂。

生愚昧子帶來憂傷，愚人之父毫無喜樂。

生下愚昧的兒子，使父親憂愁；愚頑人的父親毫無喜樂。

生傻瓜兒子的是生愁苦；獃子的父親毫無喜樂。

生愚昧子的，自己必愁苦；愚頑人的父親，毫無喜樂。

生愚蠢子必懷憂、為愚人父無所樂、

生子愚昧、必懷殷憂。

生子愚昧、必懷殷憂、愚者之父、難以喜樂、

It is sad to have a foolish child. The parents of a godless fool have no joy.

He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, 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.

A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.

He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.

He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.

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.

He that begetteth a fool[ doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed;my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

and you will see distress in my dwelling. Although good will be done to Israel, no one in your family line will ever reach old age.Every one of you that I do not cut off from serving at my altar I will spare only to destroy your sight and sap your strength, and all your descendants will die in the prime of life.“‘ And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you— they will both die on the same day.I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed one always.

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.

The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said:“ O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you— O Absalom, my son, my son!”

I wrote as I did, so that when I came I would not be distressed by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would all share my joy.

I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back— not to mention that you owe me your very self.I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.