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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

King James Version (KJV)

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mejor es estar en un rincón de casa, que con la mujer rencillosa en espaciosa casa.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Es mejor vivir en un rincón de la azotea que en una hermosa casa con una mujer pendenciera.

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