9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious wife.(A)
9 Better to live on the edge of a roof than with a contentious woman in a large house.
19 It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful wife.
19 Better to live in a wilderness than in a house with a contentious and angry woman.
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