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Proverbs 21:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

It's better to stay outside on the roof of your house than to live inside with a nagging wife.

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A helpful wife is a jewel for her husband, but a shameless wife will make his bones rot.

A simple meal with love is better than a feast where there is hatred.

A dry crust of bread eaten in peace and quiet is better than a feast eaten where everyone argues.

A foolish son brings disgrace to his father. A nagging wife goes on and on like the drip, drip, drip of the rain.

Evil people want to do wrong, even to their friends.

It's better out in the desert than at home with a nagging, complaining wife.

All crooks are liars, but anyone who is innocent will do right.

It's better to stay outside on the roof of your house than to live inside with a nagging wife.