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He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
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Christian Standard Bible
A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.
English Standard Version
He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
King James Version
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
New American Standard Bible
He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
New International Version
To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
New King James Version
He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
New Living Translation
It is painful to be the parent of a fool; there is no joy for the father of a rebel.
World English Bible
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.