A foolishsonis destructionto his father,And the contentionsof a wifeare a constantdripping.
Waterwearsawaystones,Its torrentswashawaythe dustof the earth;So You destroyman'shope.
The proverbsof Solomon.A wisesonmakesa fatherglad,But a foolishsonis a griefto his mother.
A wisesonmakesa fatherglad,But a foolishmandespiseshis mother.
A friendlovesat alltimes,And a brotheris bornfor adversity.
He who siresa fool[does so] to his sorrow,And the fatherof a foolhasnojoy.
A foolishsonis a griefto his fatherAnd bitternessto her who borehim.
It is betterto livein a desertlandThanwith a contentiousand vexingwoman.
It is betterto livein a cornerof a roofThanin a housesharedwith a contentiouswoman.
It is betterto livein a cornerof the roofThanin a housesharedwith a contentiouswoman.
A constantdrippingon a dayof steadyrainAnd a contentiouswomanare alike;
