Proverbs 17:21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. Having a fool for a child is misery; it’s no fun being the parent of a dolt. He who sires a fool does so to his 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. It is sad to have a foolish child; there is no joy in being the parent of a fool. He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy. To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool. He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy. Parents of a numskull will have many sorrows, for there’s nothing about his lifestyle that will make them proud. He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.