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Like a bird that strays from its nest,
    so is a man who strays from his place.

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As a bird that wanders from her nest,
    so is a man who wanders from his home.

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15 Dripping constantly on a day of heavy rain
    and a woman[a] of contention are alike.
16 In restraining her, he restrains wind,[b]
    and his right hand will grasp oil[c].

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:15 Or “wife”
  2. Proverbs 27:16 Or “breath, or “spirit”
  3. Proverbs 27:16 Or “fat”

15 A continual dropping on a rainy day
    and a contentious wife are alike:
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind,
    or like grasping oil in his right hand.

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