18  Let your ^ofountain be blessed,

and ^srejoice in ^tthe wife of your youth,

12  She does him good, and not harm,

all the days of her life.

15  ^qA continual dripping on a rainy day

and a quarrelsome wife are alike;

16  to restrain her is to restrain the wind

or to grasp¹ oil in one’s right hand.

14  The beginning of strife is like letting out water,

so ^gquit before the quarrel breaks out.