Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
In other versions
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
ASV
A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
BBE
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
DBY
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.
WEB
A calamity to his father `is' a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife `are' a continual dropping.
YLT
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
ENG
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
WBT
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
BSB
In context
11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.