“It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
Than in a house shared with a contentious wife.
The souls of the wicked desire evil.
Their neighbors find no mercy in their eyes.
When a scoffer is punished,
The simple becomes wiser.
When the wise are instructed,
They increase in knowledge.”
Watch out for contentious wives. You would be in better shape if you lived in a corner of a housetop attic. The wicked souls desire evil so that their neighbors cannot find any mercy in their eyes. Whenever the scoffers or mockers are punished, it helps the simple to get a little wiser. Now if the wise are instructed, they will increase in knowledge.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 