House shared with a contentious woman is like?

Proverbs 21:9
New King James Version (NKJV)

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

Proverbs 25:24
New King James Version (NKJV)

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

Contentious: causing or likely to cause argument, involving heated argument, (of a person) given to provoking argument.

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

New Living Translation
24 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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