Like a (A)bird that wanders from its nest,
So is a person who (B)wanders from his [a]home.

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  1. Proverbs 27:8 Lit place

Like (A)a bird that strays from its nest
    is a man who strays from his home.

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15 A (A)constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;
16 He who would [a]restrain her [b]restrains the wind,
And [c]grasps oil with his right hand.

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  1. Proverbs 27:16 Lit hide(s)
  2. Proverbs 27:16 Lit hide(s)
  3. Proverbs 27:16 Lit encounters

15 (A)A continual dripping on a rainy day
    and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
    or to grasp[a] oil in one's right hand.

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  1. Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew to meet with