- *yōlēd*
- participle, Qal - begetting/fathering
- *kəsîl*
- noun, masculine singular - fool
- *lə-tûgāh*
- preposition + noun, feminine singular - for sorrow
- *lô*
- preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him
- *wə-lō*
- conjunction + negative particle - and not
- *yiśmach*
- verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will rejoice
- *'ăbî*
- noun, masculine singular construct - father of
- *nābāl*
- noun, masculine singular - fool