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Proverbs 21:9

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

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

English Standard Version

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

New International Version

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