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13 A foolish son destroys his father. The arguing of a wife is like water falling drop by drop all the time.

14 House and riches are handed down from fathers, but an understanding wife is from the Lord.

15 Being lazy makes one go into a deep sleep, and a lazy man will suffer from being hungry.

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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)

14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,(C)
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.(D)

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
    and the shiftless go hungry.(E)

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