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

A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.

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

Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has dullness of the eyes?