¹³ A foolish son will ruin his father.
    And a quarreling wife is as bothersome as dripping water.

⁹ It is better to live in a corner on the roof^[a]
    than inside the house with a quarreling wife.

¹⁹ It is better to live alone in the desert
    than with a quarreling and complaining wife.

²⁴ It is better to live in a corner on the roof^[a]
    than inside the house with a quarreling wife.

¹⁵ A quarreling wife is as bothersome
    as a continual dripping on a rainy day.
¹⁶ Stopping her is like stopping the wind.
    It’s like trying to grab oil in your hand.