A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so thou destroyest the hope of man.
A foolish son is ruin to his 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 woman.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one's right hand.