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Proverbs 19:13

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13A parent is worn to a frazzle by a stupid child;

a nagging spouse is a leaky faucet.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

A foolish son is ruin to his father,

and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A foolish child is a father’s ruin,

and a quarrelsome wife is like

the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A foolish son is his father’s ruin,

and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.

NLTNew Living Translation

A foolish child is a calamity to a father;

a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A foolish child is a ruin to his father,

and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.

KJV 1900King James Version

A foolish son is the calamity of his father:

And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.