⁹ Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.^(A)

¹³ A foolish child is a father’s ruin,^(A)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.^(B)

¹⁵ A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping^(A)
    of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind
    or grasping oil with the hand.

²⁴ Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.^(A)

¹⁹ Better to live in a desert
    than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.^(A)

⁴ A wife of noble character^(A) is her husband’s crown,
    but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.^(B)

¹⁷ Better a small serving of vegetables with love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.^(A)

17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
    than a house full of feasting, with strife.^(A)