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It is better to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and irritating woman.
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American Standard Version
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Christian Standard Bible
Better to live in a wilderness than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.
English Standard Version
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
King James Version
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
New International Version
Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
New King James Version
Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.
New Living Translation
It’s better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.
World English Bible
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.