21 Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

21 Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.

21 Fathers, do not nag your children. If you are too hard to please, they may want to stop trying.

21 Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

21 Fathers, do not vex your children, to the end that they be not disheartened.

21 Fathers, don’t make your children resentful, or they will become discouraged. 

21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so they won’t become discouraged.

21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart.

21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they will not become discouraged.

21 Fathers, don’t make your children bitter. If you do, they will lose hope.

21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.