A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike;
the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so you destroy the hope of mortals.
A stupid child is ruin to a father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful wife.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious wife.
to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in the right hand.