Proverbs 27:15–16

A continual dripping on a rainy day

and a quarrelsome wife are alike;

to restrain her is to restrain the wind

or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.

A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping

of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;

restraining her is like restraining the wind

or grasping oil with the hand.

An endless dripping on a rainy day

and a nagging wife are alike;

the one who controls her controls the wind

and grasps oil with his right hand.

A quarrelsome wife is as annoying

as constant dripping on a rainy day.

Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind

or trying to hold something with greased hands.

Dripping constantly on a day of heavy rain

and a woman of contention are alike.

In restraining her, he restrains wind,

and his right hand will grasp oil.

A continual dropping in a very rainy day

And a contentious woman are alike.

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind,

And the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.