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

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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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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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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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