¹³ A foolish ·child [son] ·brings [is a] disaster to a father,
and a ·quarreling [contentious] wife is like ·dripping water [constant dripping].

⁹ It is better to live in a corner on the roof [^Cliving space in biblical times]
than inside the house with a ·quarreling [contentious] wife.

¹⁹ It is better to live ·alone in the desert [in a desolate land]
than with a ·quarreling [contentious] and ·complaining [angry] wife.

²⁴ It is better to live in a corner on the roof [21:9]
than inside the house with a ·quarreling [contentious] wife.

¹⁵ A ·quarreling [contentious] wife is as bothersome
    as a continual dripping on a rainy day.
¹⁶ ·Stopping [Controlling; Restraining] her is like ·stopping [controlling; restraining] the wind
    or trying to grab oil in your hand.