It was actually common for men to take a mat and relax or take a nap on the rooftop.
Live on the corner of the roof.
Proverbs 21 9 it is better to live dwell sit on the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a quarrelsome contentious brawling bitter tongued wife.
Better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a home with a quarreling woman.
Read verse in new international version.
New heart english bible.
Proverbs 21 9 niv better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
New american standard 1977 it is better to live in a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Net bible it is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.
Jps tanakh 1917 it is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop than in a house in common with a contentious woman.
Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
Nkjv better to dwell in a corner of a housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
But it was exposed to all manner of weather.
King james 2000 bible.
Proverbs 25 24 better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.