Underan unlovedwoman whenshe getsa husband,And a maidservantwhenshe supplantsher mistress.
An excellentwifeis the crownof her husband,But she who shames[him] is like rottennessin his bones.
A foolishsonis destructionto his father,And the contentionsof a wifeare a constantdripping.
It is betterto livein a desertlandThanwith a contentiousand vexingwoman.
It is betterto livein a cornerof a roofThanin a housesharedwith a contentiouswoman.
A constantdrippingon a dayof steadyrainAnd a contentiouswomanare alike;
He who pampershis slavefrom childhoodWill in the endfind him to be a son.
Undera slavewhenhe becomesking,And a foolwhenhe is satisfiedwith food,
Fourthingsare smallon the earth,But they are exceedinglywise:
