Proverbs 25:23-25

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²³ The north wind produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

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)