¹³ A foolish son is a disaster to his father,
and a nagging wife is like constantly dripping water.

⁹ Better to live on the corner of a roof
    than in a house shared with a nagging wife.

¹⁹ Better to live in an arid region
    than with a nagging, ill-tempered wife.

²⁴ Better to live on the corner of a roof
than in a home shared with a nagging wife.

¹⁵ Constantly dripping water on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike.
¹⁶ Trying to hold her back is like holding back the wind,
like grasping oil with your right hand.^[a]