A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
A self-confident and foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
A foolish son is irritating to his father and bitter to her who gave birth to him.
A foolish son is the anger of the father and the grief of the mother who conceived him.
A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.
And it was reported to Yo’aḇ, “See, the sovereign is weeping and mourning for Aḇshalom.”
Proverbs of Shelomoh: A wise son makes a father rejoice, But a foolish son is his mother’s sorrow.
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
He who brings forth a fool has sorrow for it, And the father of a fool has no joy.
A foolish son is a calamity to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
Let your father and your mother rejoice, And let her who bore you exult.
A rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child unrestrained brings shame to his mother.