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It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
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American Standard Version
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Christian Standard Bible
Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.
English Standard Version
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
King James Version
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
New American Standard Bible
It is better to live on a corner of the roof, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
New International Version
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
New King James Version
It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
World English Bible
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.