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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13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father;
    a contentious wife is like constant dripping.

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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

Better to live on the edge of a roof
    than with a contentious woman in a large house.

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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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19 Better to live in a wilderness
    than in a house with a contentious and angry woman.

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

24 Better to live on the edge of a roof
    than to share a house with a contentious woman.

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

15 The constant dripping on a rainy day
    and a contentious woman are alike;
16         anyone who can control her
        can control the wind
        or pick up oil in his hand.

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