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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 27, Verse 16

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15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
King James Version
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself].
American Standard Version
He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
New English Translation
Whoever contains her has contained the wind or can grasp oil with his right hand.
World English Bible
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19
As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21
[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
22
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.
23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
24
For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?
25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26
The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.