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13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father;
    a contentious wife is like constant 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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Better to live on the edge of a roof
    than with a contentious woman in a large house.

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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 Better to live in a wilderness
    than in a house with a contentious and angry woman.

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

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24 Better to live on the edge of a roof
    than to share a house with a contentious woman.

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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 The constant dripping on a rainy day
    and a contentious woman are alike;
16         anyone who can control her
        can control the wind
        or pick up oil in his hand.

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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.

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