Anyone wandering from his home
is like a bird wandering from its nest.(A)

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Like a bird that flees its nest(A)
    is anyone who flees from home.

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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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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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