It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
The verse belongs to the collection of Solomon's proverbs that was copied out by men appointed by Hezekiah. That collection was compiled about three hundred years after Solomon. It consists of brief, pointed sayings.
The verse teaches that dwelling in a cramped place is preferable to sharing a spacious house with a quarrelsome woman. The cramped corner of the housetop is preferable because it offers peace and happiness over a spacious home with a quarrelsome person. That contrast calls for pity for children forced to live amid continual scolding and conflict.
The verse belongs to the collection of Solomon's proverbs that was copied out by men appointed by Hezekiah. That collection was compiled about three hundred years after Solomon. It consists of brief, pointed sayings.
The verse teaches that dwelling in a cramped place is preferable to sharing a spacious house with a quarrelsome woman. The cramped corner of the housetop is preferable because it offers peace and happiness over a spacious home with a quarrelsome person. That contrast calls for pity for children forced to live amid continual scolding and conflict.