“It is better to live on a corner of a roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.”
- Solomon, who repeats this proverb here.
“It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and irritating woman.”
- Solomon (again)
“A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;”
- More Solomon
Sometimes we acquire wisdom too late.
Living with a thousand women, I guess Solomon ought to have known. In the face of irresistible beauty, the proverbial quotes above are all too often ignored or discounted by young men with a strong desire to marry. Alas, for them, the honeymoon is over all too soon.
But how, in advance, is a boy to determine the nature and character of a prospective wife?
Some husbands simply have to suck it up and roll with the punches...
He just didn't know... (source)
~Flee to the Roof~
A haiku
by Duncan Cary Palmer
Marry hastily...
(Slightly twisted old saying)
Repent leisurely...
*FIN*
Go to your corner... (source)
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