House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
In context
12A king’s rage is the growl of a lion, but his favor is dew on the grass. 13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is a constant dripping. 14House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh. 15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the slack man goes hungry. 16Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; whoever is careless of his ways will die.
