Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBetter to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife. Young's Literal Translation Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions and a house of company. King James Bible [It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. Hebrew Betterט֗וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good to live לָשֶׁ֥בֶת (lā·še·ḇeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against a corner פִּנַּת־ (pin·naṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6438: An angle, a pinnacle, a chieftain of the roof גָּ֑ג (gāḡ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1406: A roof, the top of an altar than to share חָֽבֶר׃ (ḥā·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2267: Company, association, spell a house וּבֵ֥ית (ū·ḇêṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house with a quarrelsome מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים (miḏ·yā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4079: Brawling, contention wife. מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת (mê·’ê·šeṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female |