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13 A son who is a fool is his father’s ruin,
    and a nagging wife is like a leak that keeps dripping.

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

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It is better to live on a corner of the roof
    than to share the house with a nagging wife.

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

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19 It is better to live in the desert
    than with a nagging, irritable wife.

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

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24 It is better to live on a corner of the roof
    than to share the house with a nagging wife.

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

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15 A leak that keeps dripping on a rainy day
    and the nagging of a wife are the same —

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

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