⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.

¹³ A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

¹⁹ It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.

²⁴ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.

⁴ A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, But a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

¹⁷ Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a fattened calf with hatred.

¹⁵ A continual dropping on a rainy day And a contentious wife are alike:

¹⁶ Restraining her is like restraining the wind, Or like grasping oil in his right hand.

¹ Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife.