Continual dropping - Here, as in the marginal reference, the flat, earthen roof of Eastern houses, always liable to cracks and leakage, sup…

A continual dropping in a very rainy day—See above on Proverbs 19:13.

When there is a little leak in the roof, and the rain keeps dropping through, it is very uncomfortable; but it is ten times more comfortable than h…

A continual dropping in a very rainy day
That is, through the roof of a house which is not well covered, or which le…

The contentions of a neighbour may be like a sharp shower, troublesome for a time; the contentions of a wife are like constant rain.