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הַוֺּ֣תhavotcalamityהַוָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “calamity”, the ordinary formH1942by implication, of falling); desire; also ruincalamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.לְ֭אָבִיוleavivto fatherאָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.בֵּ֣ןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […כְּסִ֑ילkesilfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).וְדֶ֥לֶףvedelefand droppingדֶּלֶףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and dropping”, the ordinary formH1812a drippingdropping.טֹ֝רֵ֗דtoredcontinualטָרַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “continual”, a verb used as a describing wordH2956to drive on; figuratively, to follow closecontinual.מִדְיְנֵ֥יmidyenebrawlingמִדְיָןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “brawling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4079{a contest or quarrel}brawling, contention(-ous).אִשָּֽׁהishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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American Standard Version (1901)
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Young’s Literal Translation
A calamity to his father [is] a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.
World English Bible
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
Darby Translation
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Douay-Rheims
A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
A foolish son is a disgrace to his father: vows paid out of the hire of a harlot are not pure.
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