Proverbs 25:24-26

English Standard Version Anglicised

^24 (A)It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
²⁵ Like cold water to ^(B)a thirsty soul,
    so is ^(C)good news from a far country.
²⁶ Like ^(D)a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
    is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.