Proverbs 30:23

New King James Version

A hateful woman when she is married, And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.

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A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;

He who pampers his servant from childhood Will have him as a son in the end.

Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.

Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food,

There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise:

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.