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13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father,
    and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping of water.

14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers,
    and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
    and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

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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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