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His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
“His sons achieve honor, and he does not know it; They become insignificant, and he is not aware of it.
His sons come to honor, and he knows it not; they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.
Their children achieve honor, and they don’t know it; their children become insignificant, and they don’t see it.
His children earn honor, but he doesn’t know it; or they are brought low, but he doesn’t notice.
We never live to know if our children are praised or disgraced.
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not.
Whether his children come to honour or dishonour, he shall not understand.
If their sons are honored, they will never know it. If their sons do wrong, they will never see it.
If his sons become famous, he does not know about it. If they become ashamed, he does not know that either.
His sons are honored, but he is not aware of it. They are brought low, but he does not realize it.
His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
His sons come to honour, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
Their children are honored, but they do not know it [C because they, the parents, are dead or dying]; their children are ·disgraced [lowered], but they [C the parents] do not see it.
And he knoweth not if his sons shall be honorable, neither shall he understand concerning them, whether they shall be of low degree,
His sons are honored, and he doesn’t know it. Or they become unimportant, and he doesn’t realize it.
Our children win honor, but we never know it, nor are we told when they are disgraced.
If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.
His sons are honored, but he does not know it. His sons are disgraced, but he does not see it.
“If his children are honored, he doesn’t know it; if they become insignificant, he never perceives it.
His sons shall be honoured and he shall not know of it; or they shall be afflicted, but he shall not perceive of them.
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it; Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it.
His children may come to honor, but he does not know it; or they may become lowly, but he does not realize it.
Always you are against him, and then he passes off the scene. You make him old and wrinkled, then send him away. He never knows it if his sons are honored; or they may fail and face disaster, but he knows it not.
“Meanwhile, mountains wear down and boulders break up, Stones wear smooth and soil erodes, as you relentlessly grind down our hope. You’re too much for us. As always, you get the last word. We don’t like it and our faces show it, but you send us off anyway. If our children do well for themselves, we never know it; if they do badly, we’re spared the hurt. Body and soul, that’s it for us— a lifetime of pain, a lifetime of sorrow.”
His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it.
His sons are honored, and he doesn’t know it. Or they become unimportant, and he doesn’t realize it.
If their children are honored, they are not aware of it; or if disgraced, they do not know about them.
His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it; Or they become insignificant, and he does not perceive it.
“His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it; Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it.
If his sons are honored, he is unaware of it; if they are disgraced, he does not know it.
Their children are honored, but they do not know it; their children are disgraced, but they do not see it.
If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.
If their children are honored, they don’t even know it. If their children are dishonored, they don’t even see it.
If their children are honored, they do not know it; if their offspring are brought low, they do not see it.
If their children are honoured, they do not know it; if their children are brought low, they do not see it.
His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.
His sons receive honor, but he does not know it. Or they lose honor, but he does not see it.
They never know if their children grow up in honor or sink to insignificance.
Their children come to honour, and they do not know it; they are brought low, and it goes unnoticed.
Their children come to honour, and they do not know it; they are brought low, and it goes unnoticed.
Their children come to honor, and they do not know it; they are brought low, and it goes unnoticed.
Their children come to honor, and they do not know it; they are brought low, and it goes unnoticed.
His banim come to honor, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
“And he does not know if his sons shall be honorable. Nor shall he understand concerning them, whether they shall be of low degree.
His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not.
If his sons achieve honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not perceive it.
If his children rise to honor, he does not know of it; if they sink to humiliation, he is unaware of it.
His sons come to honor, and he doesn’t know it. They are brought low, but he doesn’t perceive it of them.
Whether his sons be noble, either unnoble, he shall not understand (he shall never know).
Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.
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