'Sons of the stranger' signify counterfeit truths, or falsities. 'Our sons' signify the doctrines of truth, and 'our daughters,' the doctrines of good, as in Psalm 144:11-12.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 489; Psalms 144:11)

By a fool is signified he who is in falsities and evils from the love of self; consequently, from self-derived intelligence. To say “thou fool" indicates aversion to the good of charity.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 386)