Sirach 16:1-3

Revised Standard Version

16 Do not desire a multitude of useless children,
    nor rejoice in ungodly sons.
² If they multiply, do not rejoice in them,
    unless the fear of the Lord is in them.
³ Do not trust in their survival,
    and do not rely on their multitude;
for one is better than a thousand,^[a]
    and to die childless is better than to have ungodly children.