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Better to dwell in a desert land, than with a woman, quarrelsome and provoking.
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As a ring of gold in the snout of a swine, is a woman of beauty who hath abandoned discretion.
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A brother estranged, is worse than a strong city, - and, contentions, are as the bar of a citadel.
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Better is an allowance of herbs, and love, there, than a fatted ox, and hatred therewith.
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Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard, - and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.
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Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.
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A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike: He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
A virtuous woman, is the crown of her husband, but, a veritable decay in his bones, is she that causeth shame.
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Every, wise woman, buildeth up her house, but, a foolish one, with her own hands, would break it down.
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Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up:
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Under a hateful woman, when she is married, and a handmaid when she driveth out her mistress.
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The vampire, hath two daughters, Give! Give! Three, there are will not be satisfied, four, have not said, Enough! Hades, and barrenness, - A land not satisfied with water, and fire, that saith not, Enough!
Three, things there are, too difficult for me, yea, four, which I do not understand: The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent on the rock, - the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid. So, is the way of a woman committing adultery, - she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no iniquity! read more.
Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up: Under a servant, when he reigneth, and a base man, when he is surfeited with food; Under a hateful woman, when she is married, and a handmaid when she driveth out her mistress. Four, things there are, the small of the earth, - yet, they, are wiser than the wise: The ants, a people, not strong, - yet prepare they, in summer, their food; The conies, a people of, no power, yet set they, among the crags, their house; King, is there none, to, the locusts, - yet go forth in swarms, do they all; The lizard, with hands, reneweth its hold, - yet, the same, is in the palaces of the king. Three, things there are which step along well, ye, four, which excel in going: The lion, hero among beasts, which turneth aside from the face of no one; The greyhound, or the he-goat, - and a king, having a band of soldiers with him.
Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up: Under a servant, when he reigneth, and a base man, when he is surfeited with food; Under a hateful woman, when she is married, and a handmaid when she driveth out her mistress. Four, things there are, the small of the earth, - yet, they, are wiser than the wise: The ants, a people, not strong, - yet prepare they, in summer, their food; The conies, a people of, no power, yet set they, among the crags, their house; King, is there none, to, the locusts, - yet go forth in swarms, do they all; The lizard, with hands, reneweth its hold, - yet, the same, is in the palaces of the king. Three, things there are which step along well, ye, four, which excel in going: The lion, hero among beasts, which turneth aside from the face of no one; The greyhound, or the he-goat, - and a king, having a band of soldiers with him.
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Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up: Under a servant, when he reigneth, and a base man, when he is surfeited with food;