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Proverbs 17:21

American Standard Version ASV

New International Version NIV

21 He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

21 To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

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