Mithali 21:9
Proverbs 21:9 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Ni afadhali kuishi pembeni mwa paa la nyumba, kuliko kuishi nyumba moja na mke mgomvi.
Proverbs 21:9 in English
Proverbs 21:9 · Berean Standard Bible
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Context
7Jeuri ya waovu itawaburuta mbali,
kwa kuwa wanakataa kufanya yaliyo sawa. 8Njia ya mwenye hatia ni ya upotovu,
bali tabia ya mtu asiye na hatia ni nyofu. 9Ni afadhali kuishi pembeni mwa paa la nyumba,
kuliko kuishi nyumba moja na mke mgomvi. 10Mtu mwovu hutamani sana ubaya,
jirani yake hapati huruma kutoka kwake. 11Wakati mwenye mzaha ameadhibiwa,
mjinga hupata hekima;
wakati mtu mwenye hekima afundishwapo,
hupata maarifa.
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