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OET (OET-LV) is_good to_dwell on the_corner_of a_roof more_than_a_woman_of contentions[fn] and_a_house_of association.
25:24 OSHB variant note: מדונים: (x-qere) ’מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים’: lemma_4079 n_0.0 morph_HNcmpa id_20KEw מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים
OET (OET-RV) If better to live in the corner of an attic,
⇔ than to live inside the house with a contentious wife.
This section is the second collection of Solomon’s proverbs. These proverbs were organized and copied by men who served King Hezekiah. Most scholars divide this section into two groups. These groups differ in several ways.
The first group (chapters 25–27) has many more comparisons and admonitions. In Hebrew, most of these comparisons are metaphors in which one or more illustrations precede the topic. Some English versions change the order so that the topic precedes the illustration(s). You should follow the order that expresses the meaning naturally and effectively in your language.
In the first group, many proverbs are one verse long. As with the individual proverbs in the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs (Section 10:1–22:16), they are not related to the proverbs around them. Other proverbs in this group are two or more verses long. Still others are one-verse proverbs that are closely related in theme. Proverbs in all three categories will be marked as separate paragraphs.
The second group (chapters 28–29) has more contrastive proverbs. The proverbs in this group are each one verse long. They will not be marked as separate paragraphs.
Some other headings for this section are:
More Proverbs of Solomon (NIV)
Proverbs of Solomon Collected by Hezekiah (NET)
These are also wise things that Solomon said
Better to live on a corner of the roof
¶ For a person to live outside his house on a corner of the roof is better
¶ It is better to live alone in an uncomfortable place outside the house
than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
than to live inside the house with a wife who always quarrels with him.
than to live with a nagging wife in a nice house.
24aBetter to live on a corner of the roof
24bthan to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
This proverb is identical to 21:9. See the notes there.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ט֗וֹב שֶׁ֥בֶת עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּ֑ג מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת מדונים וּבֵ֥ית חָֽבֶר
good live on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in corner_of roof more,than_a_woman_of contentious and,a_house_of shared
See how you translated the same sentence in [21:9](../21/09.md).
OET (OET-LV) is_good to_dwell on the_corner_of a_roof more_than_a_woman_of contentions[fn] and_a_house_of association.
25:24 OSHB variant note: מדונים: (x-qere) ’מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים’: lemma_4079 n_0.0 morph_HNcmpa id_20KEw מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים
OET (OET-RV) If better to live in the corner of an attic,
⇔ than to live inside the house with a contentious wife.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.