13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,(A)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.(B)

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13 (A)A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
(B)And the contentions of a wife are a continual [a]dripping.

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  1. Proverbs 19:13 Irritation

Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)

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Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with (A)a contentious woman.

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19 Better to live in a desert
    than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)

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19 Better to dwell [a]in the wilderness,
Than with a contentious and angry woman.

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  1. Proverbs 21:19 Lit. in the land of the desert

24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)

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24 (A)It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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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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15 A (A)continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;
16 Whoever [a]restrains her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.

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  1. Proverbs 27:16 Lit. hides