13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
13 A foolish child is a father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
13 A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
13 A parent is worn to a frazzle by a stupid child; a nagging spouse is a leaky faucet.
13 A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
13 A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 19:13
Commentary on Proverbs 19:13
(Read Proverbs 19:13)
It shows the vanity of the world, that we are liable to the greatest griefs where we promise ourselves the greatest comfort.