²³ a contemptible woman who gets married,
    and a servant who displaces her mistress.

¹⁵ A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping^(A)
    of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;

²¹ A servant pampered from youth
    will turn out to be insolent.

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

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)