One Father Supports Ten Sons, but Ten Sons Cannot Support One Father

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One Father Supports Ten Sons, but Ten Sons Cannot Support One Father

One Father Supports Ten Sons, but Ten Sons Cannot Support One Father

The care, devotion, and willingness of parents to provide for their children are immeasurably greater than the willingness of children to care for their parents.

("It is said in a common proverb: One father supports ten sons with love and willingness, but ten sons do not support their one father with the same love and willingness." — Shnei Luchot HaBrit, Sha’ar HaOtiyot, Dalet, Derech Eretz. Also: "When a father supports ten sons, he laughs and they laugh; but when ten sons support one father, he weeps and they weep." — Pele Yoetz, entry “Krovim” [Relatives])

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Expression (Hebrew)

אָב אֶחָד מְפַרְנֵס עֲשָׂרָה בָּנִים וַעֲשָׂרָה בָּנִים אֵינָם יְכוֹלִים לְפַרְנֵס אָב אֶחָד

Definition (Hebrew)

מִדַּת הַהַשְׁקָעָה שֶׁל הַהוֹרִים וְהָרָצוֹן לְהַעֲנִיק לִילְדֵיהֶם גָּדוֹל לְאֵין עָרוֹךְ מֵרְצוֹנָם שֶׁל הַיְלָדִים לְהַעֲנִיק לְהוֹרֵיהֶם.

("אָמְרוּ בְּמָשָׁל הֶדְיוֹט, אָב אֶחָד מְפַרְנֵס עֲשָׂרָה בָּנָיו בְּאַהֲבָה וּבְרָצוֹן, וַעֲשָׂרָה בָּנִים לֹא מְפַרְנְסִים בְּאַהֲבָה וּבְרָצוֹן אָב אֶחָד שֶׁלָּהֶם" - שְׁלָ"ה שַׁעַר הָאוֹתִיּוֹת אוֹת דָּלֶ"ת - דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ. וְכֵן: "וּכְבָר אִמְרִי אַנְשֵׁי אֵם אָב מְפַרְנֵס לַעֲשָׂרָה בָּנִים – שׁוֹחֵק הָאָב שׂוֹחֲקִים הַבָּנִים. וְאִם עֲשָׂרָה בָּנִים מְפַרְנְסִים לְאָב – בּוֹכֶה הָאָב בּוֹכִים הַבָּנִים" - פֶּלֶא יוֹעֵץ / אוֹת ק' - קְרוֹבִים)

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