Under a hated woman who marries, And a female servant who supplants her mistress.
A capable wife is the crown of her husband, But one causing shame is like rottenness in his bones.
A foolish son is a calamity to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and vexed woman.
It is better to dwell in a corner of a roof, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Drops that never cease on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;
He who deals tenderly With his servant from youth, Has him as a son in the end.
Under a servant when he reigns, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,
There are four matters Which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: