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14 Whoever blesses his friend early in the morning with a loud voice—
    his blessing is considered a curse.

15 Constantly dripping water on a rainy day is like a quarreling woman.
16 Whoever can control her can control the wind.
    He can even pick up olive oil with his right hand.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew meaning of this line uncertain.

14 If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
    it will be taken as a curse.

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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