Proverbs 19:13-15

King James Version

¹³A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

¹⁴House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

¹⁵Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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Proverbs 19:13-15

New International Version

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

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

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

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Proverbs 19:13-15

English Standard Version

¹³^(A)A foolish son is ruin to his father,
    and ^(B)a wife's quarreling is ^(C)a continual dripping of rain.
¹⁴^(D)House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
    but a prudent wife is ^(E)from the Lord.
¹⁵^(F)Slothfulness casts into ^(G)a deep sleep,
    and ^(H)an idle person will suffer hunger.