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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

World English Bible (WEB)

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

King James Version (KJV)

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

American Standard Version (ASV)

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Dolor es para su padre el hijo necio; y gotera continua las contiendas de la mujer.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El hijo necio es la ruina de su padre, y la esposa pendenciera como gotera constante.

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