Waters wear away stones, and with a flood the land is reduced little by little; and similarly, you will destroy man.
Proverbs 19:13 - 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. 更多版本King 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. 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. English Standard Version 2016 A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. |
Waters wear away stones, and with a flood the land is reduced little by little; and similarly, you will destroy man.
A wise son gladdens the father. Yet truly, a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
A foolish one is born into his own disgrace. But his father will not rejoice in one who is senseless.
A foolish son is the anger of the father and the grief of the mother who conceived him.
It is better to live in a deserted land, than with a quarrelsome and emotional woman.
It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.
It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.