a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
A servant pampered from youth will turn out to be insolent.
a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
“Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: