Zhēnyán 17:21

21 Shēng yúmeì zǐ de , bì zì chóukǔ . yú wán rén de fù , haó wú xǐlè .

Zhēnyán 17:21 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 17:21

He that begetteth a fool [doth it] to his sorrow
As it proves in the issue; though it was joy to him when a man child was born, and took delight in him while in infancy and childhood, and promised himself much happiness in him when at years of discretion; but, instead of that, he departs from his education principles, despises all parental counsels and advice, and goes into all the extravagance of sin and folly; which is an heartbreaking to his godly and religious parents; for this is to be understood; not of an idiot, but of a wicked son, taking bad courses; and the father of a fool hath no joy;
in his son, but sorrow, and has scarce any joy or pleasure in anything else in all his enjoyments; the trouble he is filled with on his account embitters all he has, that he can take no satisfaction, or have any comfort of life; the concern for his son is uppermost in his thoughts, and hinders him from taking that pleasure which otherwise he might enjoy.

Zhēnyán 17:21 In-Context

19 Xǐaì zhēngjing de , shì xǐaì guo fàn . gāo lì jiā mén de , nǎi zì qǔ baìhuaì .

20 Xīn cún xié pì de , xún bù zhe hǎo chù . shé lòng shìfēi de , xiàn zaì huòhuàn zhōng .

21 Shēng yúmeì zǐ de , bì zì chóukǔ . yú wán rén de fù , haó wú xǐlè .

22 Xǐlè de xīn , nǎi shì liáng yào . yōushāng de líng , shǐ gú kū gān .

23 È rén ànzhōng shòu huìlù , wéi yào qīng dǎo pànduàn .