Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 22:3

αἰσχύνη πατρὸς ἐν γεννήσει ἀπαιδεύτου, θυγάτηρ δὲ ἐπ᾿ ἐλαττώσει γίνεται.
King James Version (KJV)

An evilnurtured son is the dishonour of his father that begat him: and a [foolish] daughter is born to his loss.

Modern English

A badly raised son is a disgrace to the father who fathered him, and a foolish daughter is born to her father's loss.

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