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Proverbs 21:9

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

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A diligent woman is a crown to her husband. And she who acts with confusion as to which things are worthy is decay to his bones.

It is better to be called to vegetables with charity, than to a fatted calf with hatred.

A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict.

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

The soul of the impious desires evil; he will not take pity on his neighbor.

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

The perverse way of a man is foreign. But whoever is pure: his work is upright.

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