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

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13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin,(A)
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.(B)

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Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)

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Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.(A)

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19 Better to live in a desert
    than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)

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19 Better to live in a wilderness
than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.(A)

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24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)

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24 Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.(A)

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15 A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping(A)
    of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
    or grasping oil with the hand.

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15 An endless dripping on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike;(A)
16 the one who controls her controls the wind
and grasps oil with his right hand.

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