Proverbs 27:15–16
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15qA continual dripping on a rainy day
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
16to restrain her is to restrain the wind
or to grasp3 oil in one’s right hand.
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- 3Hebrew to meet with
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
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.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
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.
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NLTNew Living Translation
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.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
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.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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