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13 
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].

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13 A (A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the (B)quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.

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It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.

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It is better to live on a corner of a roof
Than [a]in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:9 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association

19 
It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.

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19 (A)It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and irritating woman.

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24 
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.(A)

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24 It is (A)better to live on a corner of the roof,
Than [a]in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:24 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association

15 
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;(A)
16 
Whoever attempts to restrain her [criticism] might as well try to stop the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.

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15 A (A)constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;
16 He who would [a]restrain her [b]restrains the wind,
And [c]grasps oil with his right hand.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:16 Lit hide(s)
  2. Proverbs 27:16 Lit hide(s)
  3. Proverbs 27:16 Lit encounters