New International Version (©1984) A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.New American Standard Bible (©1995) A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping. GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995) A foolish son ruins his father, and a quarreling woman is like constantly dripping water. King James Bible A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. American King James Version A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. American Standard Version A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. Bible in Basic English A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end. Douay-Rheims Bible A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through. Darby Bible Translation A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. English Revised Version A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. Webster's Bible Translation A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. World English Bible A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping. Young's Literal Translation A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. |