The Instructions of Ptah-Hotep
The Blessing of Children
Let not a man be envious that has no children; let him be neither downcast nor quarrelsome on account of it. For a father, though great, may be grieved; As to the mother of children, she has less peace than another. Verily, each man is created [to his destiny] by the God, Who is the chief of a tribe, trustful in following him.
