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21 He who (A)sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
    and the father of a fool has no joy.

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

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25 (A)A foolish son is a grief to his father
    (B)and bitterness to (C)her who bore him.

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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
    and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(A)

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He who (A)gathers in summer is a prudent son,
    but he who sleeps in harvest is (B)a son who brings shame.

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He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
    but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.(A)

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26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
    is (A)a son who brings shame and reproach.

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26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(A)
    is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

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