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Proverbs 17:21

A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.

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The verse in its languages

Vulgate (Clementine)
Natus est stultus in ignominiam suam ; sed nec pater in fatuo lætabitur.
Septuagint (Swete)
καρδία δὲ ἄφρονος ὀδύνη τῷ κεκτημένῳ αὐτήν. οὐκ εὐφραίνεται πατὴρ ἐπὶ υἱῷ ἀπαιδεύτῳ, υἱὸς δὲ φρόνιμος εὐφραίνει μητέρα αὐτοῦ.
Hebrew (WLC)
יֹלֵ֣ד כְּ֭סִיל לְת֣וּגָה ל֑וֹ וְלֹֽא יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח אֲבִ֣י נָבָֽל