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24 Better to live on a corner of a roof
    than to share a home with a quarreling woman.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
    so is good news from far away.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well,
    so is a righteous person who gives in to a wicked person.

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24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)

25 Like cold water to a weary soul
    is good news from a distant land.(B)
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
    are the righteous who give way to the wicked.

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24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

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