9  It is ⁿbetter to live in a corner of the housetop

than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

19  It is ^wbetter to live in a desert land

than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.

24  ^mIt is better to live in a corner of the housetop

than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

21  As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,

so is ^ra quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

15  ^qA continual dripping on a rainy day

and a quarrelsome wife are alike;

16  to restrain her is to restrain the wind

or to grasp¹ oil in one’s right hand.