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is ruin to his father

"will ruin a father"

a quarreling wife is a constant dripping of water

This speaks of an annoying wife as if she were the constant dripping of water. Alternate translation: "a quarreling wife is as annoying and distracting as a constant dripping of water" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

a quarreling wife

"an arguing wife" or "a disagreeing wife"