Proverbs 21:9 - American Standard Version (1901)

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop [on the flat oriental roof, exposed to all kinds of weather] than in a house shared with a nagging, quarrelsome, and faultfinding woman.

Common English Bible

Better to live on the edge of a roof than with a contentious woman in a large house.

Catholic Public Domain Version

It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.