Proverbs 21:9-12 says,...
Today's verses are Proverbs 21:9-12, which read, v.9 - It is better to live in a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a contentious woman. We think of roofs a different way than they were then. The roof was another living space. It was typically flat and resembled a patio space. So the person in this proverb is using just a corner of the living space that is available and exposed to the elements. The house proper provides more shelter and space but it also contains a contentious woman and of course we could change this proverb around to be the other sex. Being contentious is the point. The word "contentious" comes from a root word that means "firm, strong, lord, and master." On top of that you add another word that means "to judge, content, and plead." Putting them together you get the description of someone who produces strife and discord with the constant judging as someone superior than...