Proverbs 19:13

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A foolish son is the grief of his father. And an argumentative wife is like a roof that is continually leaking.

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Waters wear away stones, and with a flood the land is reduced little by little; and similarly, you will destroy man.

A wise son gladdens the father. Yet truly, a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

A wise son gladdens the father. But the foolish man despises his mother.

Whoever is a friend loves at all times. And a brother is proved by distress.

A foolish one is born into his own disgrace. But his father will not rejoice in one who is senseless.

A foolish son is the anger of the father and the grief of the mother who conceived him.

It is better to live in a deserted land, than with a quarrelsome and emotional woman.

It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.

It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.

A roof leaking on a cold day, and an argumentative woman, are comparable.