Proverbs 25:24-26

Christian Standard Bible

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

²⁵ Good news from a distant land
is like cold water to a parched throat.^[a](B)

²⁶ A righteous person who yields to the wicked^(C)
is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.^(D)