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Proverbs 17:21

King James Version

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

Berean Standard Bible

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

World English Bible

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