A foolish child is a father’s ruin. A nagging wife is like dripping that never stops.

愚昧的儿子是父亲的祸患；妻子的争吵如雨连连滴漏。

愚昧的儿子是父亲的祸患，妻子的争吵如雨连连滴漏。

愚昧的儿子是父亲的祸患，妻子的争吵如雨连连滴漏。

愚昧之子是父亲的灾殃，争闹之妻如雨滴漏不止。

愚昧的儿子是父亲的祸患，吵闹的妻子好像雨水不停地滴漏。

愚昧的儿子，是父亲的祸患；妻子的争吵，像霪雨连连滴漏。

愚昧的兒子是父親的禍患；妻子的爭吵如雨連連滴漏。

愚昧的兒子是父親的禍患，妻子的爭吵如雨連連滴漏。

愚昧的兒子是父親的禍患，妻子的爭吵如雨連連滴漏。

愚昧之子是父親的災殃，爭鬧之妻如雨滴漏不止。

愚昧的兒子是父親的禍患，吵鬧的妻子好像雨水不停地滴漏。

愚頑的兒子是父親的禍患；妻子的爭吵如不斷之滴漏。

愚昧的兒子，是父親的禍患；妻子的爭吵，像霪雨連連滴漏。

蠢子為其父之災、悍婦乃恆滴之水、

子不肖、憂親心、妻不賢、等屋漏。

不肖之子、為父之災、好爭之妻、如屋漏水滴、

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

A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.

A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.

A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.

A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.

A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.

A foolish son[ is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife[ are] a continual dropping.

A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

A nagging wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm.

It is better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

These are the proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes his father glad. But a foolish son brings sorrow to his mother.

A foolish child makes his father sad and his mother sorry.

Water wears away stones. Storms wash away soil. In the same way, you destroy a person’s hope.

It is better to live in a desert than to live with a nagging wife who loves to argue.

It is better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

It is sad to have a foolish child. The parents of a godless fool have no joy.

A wise son makes his father glad. But a foolish son hates his mother.

I hated everything I had worked for on earth. I’ll have to leave all of it to someone who lives after me.And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Either way, they’ll take over everything on earth I’ve worked so hard for. That doesn’t have any meaning either.

Some time later, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar. She was the beautiful sister of Absalom. He was another one of David’s sons.Amnon wanted his sister Tamar so much that it made him sick. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do what he wanted with her.Amnon had an adviser named Jonadab. He was the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very clever man.He asked Amnon,“ You are the king’s son, aren’t you? So why do you look so worn out every morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon answered,“ I’m in love with Tamar. She’s the sister of my brother Absalom.”“ Go to bed,” Jonadab said.“ Pretend to be sick. Your father will come to see you. When he does, tell him,‘ I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food right here in front of me where I can watch her. Then she can feed it to me.’ ”So Amnon went to bed. He pretended to be sick. The king came to see him. Amnon said to him,“ I would like my sister Tamar to come here. I want to watch her make some special bread. Then she can feed it to me.”David sent a message to Tamar at the palace. He said,“ Go to your brother Amnon’s house. Prepare some food for him.”So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon. He was lying in bed. She got some dough and mixed it. She shaped the bread right there in front of him. And she baked it.Then she took the bread out of the pan and served it to him. But he refused to eat it.“ Send everyone out of here,” Amnon said. So everyone left him.Then he said to Tamar,“ Bring the food here into my bedroom. Please feed it to me.” So Tamar picked up the bread she had prepared. She brought it to her brother Amnon in his bedroom.She took it to him so he could eat it. But he grabbed her. He said,“ My sister, come to bed with me.”“ No, my brother!” she said to him.“ Don’t force me! An evil thing like that should never be done in Israel! Don’t do it!What about me? How could I ever get rid of my shame? And what about you? You would be as foolish as any evil person in Israel. Please speak to the king. He won’t keep me from marrying you.”But Amnon refused to listen to her. He was stronger than she was. So he raped her.Then Amnon hated Tamar very much. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her before. He said to her,“ Get up! Get out!”“ No!” she said to him.“ Don’t send me away. That would be worse than what you have already done to me.” But he refused to listen to her.He sent for his personal servant. He said,“ Get this woman out of my sight. Lock the door behind her.”So his servant threw her out. Then he locked the door behind her. Tamar was wearing a beautiful robe. It was the kind of robe the virgin daughters of the king wore.