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It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
¹⁰ 
The soul of the wicked desires evil [like an addictive substance];
His neighbor finds no compassion in his eyes.^(A)
11 
When the scoffer is punished, the naive [observes the lesson and] becomes wise;
But when the wise and teachable person is instructed, he receives knowledge.^(B)