21 He who (A)fathers a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

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10 Then he said to them, “Go, eat the festival foods, drink the sweet drinks, and (A)send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your [a]refuge.”

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 8:10 Or stronghold

10 “And I will (A)pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem [a]the Spirit of grace and of pleading, so that they will look at Me whom they (B)pierced; and they will mourn for Him, like one (C)mourning for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 12:10 Or a spirit

20 Truly, truly I say to you that (A)you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but (B)your grief will be turned into joy!

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