Three things drive a man out of his house: smoke, rain, and a scolding wife

Similar English and Irish sayings:

Smoke, rain and a very curst wife, make a man weary of house and life Smoke, rain and a very curst wife, make a man weary of house and life
The smoke of a man’s own house is better than the fire of anothers The smoke of a man’s own house is better than the fire of anothers
The wife is the key of the house The wife is the key of the house

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