²³ For an unloved woman when she is married; And a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

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

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

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

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

²¹ He who pampers his servant from youth Will have him become a son in the end.