Commentary for Proverbs 25:24
ט֗וֹב שֶׁ֥בֶת עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּ֑ג מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת מדונים [מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים] וּבֵ֥ית חָֽבֶר׃
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than in a house in common with a contentious woman.
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It is better to sit on the corner of a roof This is stated concerning the withdrawal of the Shechinah.
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than a quarrelsome wife The nation of lsrael, who dealt wickedly and provoked the Holy One, blessed be He.
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and a house of companionship A house in which they associated idolatry with the Shechinah.
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