13 (A)A foolish son is ruin to his father,
    and (B)a wife's quarreling is (C)a continual dripping of rain.

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13 A foolish son is ruin to his father,
    and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.

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It is (A)better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

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It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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19 It is (A)better to live in a desert land
    than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.

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19 It is better to live in a desert land
    than with a contentious and fretful woman.

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24 (A)It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

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24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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15 (A)A continual dripping on a rainy day
    and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
    or to grasp[a] oil in one's right hand.

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  1. Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew to meet with

15 A continual dripping on a rainy day
    and a contentious woman are alike;
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind[a]
    or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:16 Heb obscure