Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Mieux vaut habiter à l'angle d'un toit, Que de partager la demeure d'une femme querelleuse.
KJV
[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
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