宁可住在房顶的角上，不在宽阔的房屋与争吵的妇人同住。

宁可住在房顶的一角，也不与好争吵的妇人同住。

宁可住在房顶的一角，也不与好争吵的妇人同住。

宁愿住在房顶的一角，也不跟争闹之妻同屋。

宁可住在房顶的一角，也不跟吵闹的妇人同住一间房屋。

宁可住在屋顶的一角，也好过与争吵的妻子同住一屋。

寧可住在房頂的角上，不在寬闊的房屋與爭吵的婦人同住。

寧可住在房頂的一角，也不與好爭吵的婦人同住。

寧可住在房頂的一角，也不與好爭吵的婦人同住。

寧願住在房頂的一角，也不跟爭鬧之妻同屋。

寧可住在房頂的一角，也不跟吵鬧的婦人同住一間房屋。

寧可住房頂的犄角，也不跟爭吵的婦人住寬闊的房屋。

寧可住在屋頂的一角，也好過與爭吵的妻子同住一屋。

寧處屋頂之隅、勿與悍婦共居廣廈、

寧於樓隅獨居、勿與頑婦共室。

寧獨居於房頂、勿與好爭之婦共室、

Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

It is better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.

Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

It is better to live on a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

[ It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof. (niv)

Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. (niv)

Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife. (niv)

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones. (niv)

A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand. (niv)

Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred. (niv)

Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. (niv)