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13 A foolish child will destroy his father.
    A woman who quarrels with her husband is like rain that never stops.
14 Your parents may give you riches and a house to live in.
    But only the Lord can give you a wise wife.
15 A lazy person cannot wake up from sleep.
    If he does no work, he will always be hungry.

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13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,(A)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.(B)

14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,(C)
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.(D)

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
    and the shiftless go hungry.(E)

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