He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
He that begetteth a fool (doeth it) to his sorrow - findeth afterward that what he had regarded as a joy is but a "sorrow," when the son betrays his foolishness. Hence, infer that we should be anxious not so much for a numerous, as for a godly offspring (T. Cartwright).