⁹ 
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.

¹⁹ 
It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.

¹⁵ 
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;^(A)

¹⁶ 
Whoever attempts to restrain her [criticism] might as well try to stop the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.