World English Bible
Proverbs 27:16
“restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 27
14
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
15
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
16
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
18
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.