Proverbs 25:24

Compared across 30 translations

English
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.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Better to live alone in a tumbledown shack than share a mansion with a nagging spouse.
It is better to live in a corner of the roofThan [s]in a house shared with a contentious woman.
It is better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
Arabic
الإِقَامَةُ فِي رُكْنِ سَطْحٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُشَاطَرَةِ بَيْتٍ مَعَ زَوْجَةٍ نَكِدَةٍ.
Danish
Hellere bo i et hummer på loftet end i hus med en kone, der skælder ud.
German
Lieber in einer kleinen Ecke unter dem Dach wohnen als in einem prächtigen Haus mit einer nörgelnden Frau!
Spanish
Más vale habitar en un rincón de la azotea que compartir el techo con mujer pendenciera.
Más vale habitar en un rincón de la azotea que compartir el techo con mujer pendenciera.
French
Mieux vaut habiter dans un coin sur un toit en terrasseque de partager la maison d’une femme querelleuse.
Hiligaynon
Mas maayo pa nga mag-estar sa atop sang balay[c] sang sa mag-estar sa sulod sang balay upod sa asawa nga palaaway.
Japanese
怒りっぽい女と大邸宅に住むより、屋根裏部屋の片隅で暮らすほうがましです。
Korean
다투기 좋아하는 여자와 한집에 사는 것보다 차라리 옥상 한 구석에서 혼자 사는 것이 더 낫다.
nl
Het is beter om op een hoek van het platte dak te wonen, dan onder één dak met een ruziënde vrouw.
Portuguese
Melhor é viver num canto sob o telhadodo que repartir a casa com uma mulher briguenta.
Vale mais viver num canto dum sótão,do que numa bela casa com uma mulher implicadora e rabugenta.
Romanian
Mai bine să locuieşti într-un colţ pe acoperiş, decât să împarţi casa cu o soţie cicălitoare!
Russian
Лучше жить на углу крыши, чем в доме со сварливой женой.
Лучше жить на углу крыши, чем в доме со сварливой женой.
Лучше жить на углу крыши, чем в доме со сварливой женой.
Лучше жить на углу крыши,чем делить дом со сварливой женой.
Swedish
Det är bättre att bo i ett hörn på taket än att dela hus med en grälsjuk kvinna.
Thai
อยู่ที่มุมดาดฟ้าดีกว่าอยู่ร่วมชายคากับภรรยาที่ชอบหาเรื่อง
zh-Hans
宁愿住在屋顶的一角, 不跟争闹的妻子同屋。
宁 可 住 在 房 顶 的 角 上 , 不 在 宽 阔 的 房 屋 与 争 吵 的 妇 人 同 住 。
zh-Hant
寧願住在屋頂的一角, 不跟爭鬧的妻子同屋。