Proverbs 30:23

New English Translation

under an unloved woman who is married, and under a female servant who dispossesses her mistress.

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A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.

It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.

A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.

If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who is stuffed with food,

There are four things on earth that are small, but they are exceedingly wise: