Proverbs 25:24

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

It is better to sit m a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.

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It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman.

It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling women, and in a common house.

A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.

As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good tidings from a far country.