So she sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.

Her husband is well-known in the city gate when he sits with the elders of the land.

Do not plot evil against your neighbor when he dwells by you unsuspectingly.

A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.

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

When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,

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