| 21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 17:21:1 ⧉יֹלֵ֣דyoledbegetting or bearing Proverbs 17:21:2 ⧉כְּ֭סִילkesila fool Proverbs 17:21:3 ⧉לְת֣וּגָהletugafor sorrow Proverbs 17:21:4 ⧉ל֑וֹloto him Proverbs 17:21:5 ⧉וְלֹֽא־יִ֝שְׂמַ֗חveloyismeakhand not he rejoices Proverbs 17:21:6 ⧉אֲבִ֣יavifather of Proverbs 17:21:7 ⧉נָבָֽל׃navala fool or scoundrel |
| 21. Formal Translation He who begets a fool brings grief upon himself; and the father of a senseless one will find no joy. |
| 21. Dynamic Translation Having a senseless child brings one sorrow, and a father of a fool experiences no happiness. |