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.

13  ^tA foolish son is ruin to his father,

and ^ua wife’s quarreling is ^va continual dripping of rain.

4  ^dAn excellent wife is ^ethe crown of her husband,

but she who ^fbrings shame is like ^grottenness in his bones.

17  ^cBetter is a dinner of herbs where love is

than ^da fattened ox and hatred with it.

1  ^mBetter is a dry morsel with quiet

than a house full of feasting¹ with 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.