me.mer denotes the bitter distress a foolish son brings to the woman who bore him.

The sole attested use names the bitter distress attributed to a foolish son in relation to the woman who bore him.

1. Bitter distress caused by a foolish son · dominant

   In Proverbs 17:25, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause about a foolish son and the woman who bore him; the APB renders the verse, "A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him."

   Proverbs 17:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 17:25, the APB presents the relevant clause with "bitterness to her who bore him." This rendering confirms the verse's overall relation rather than isolating every feature of the noun.