Translations
His sons may rise to honor — he will never know. They may fall into disgrace — he will never feel it.
His sons may rise to honour, yet he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives nothing of it.
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 are brought low, he is unaware.

