the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so thou destroyest the hope of man.
Proverbs 19:13 - Revised Standard Version A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A self-confident and foolish son is the [multiplied] calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are like a continual dripping [of water through a chink in the roof]. American Standard Version (1901) A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. Common English Bible A foolish son is a disaster to his father; a contentious wife is like constant dripping. Catholic Public Domain Version A foolish son is the grief of his father. And an argumentative wife is like a roof that is continually leaking. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through. |
the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so thou destroyest the hope of man.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
A stupid son is a grief to a father; and the father of a fool has no joy.
A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
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.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;