Other translations
New Catholic Bible
A friend and a companion are encountered in good time, but better than either is a sensible wife.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A friend or companion is always welcome, but a sensible wife is better than either.
Good News Translation®
You can't go wrong with a good friend or neighbor, but an intelligent wife is better than either.
Wycliffe Bible
A friend and fellow coming together in time; and (or but) a woman with a man (is) above ever either. [A friend and a meat-fellow in time of coming together; and over either a woman with a man.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A friend or a companion never meets one amiss, but a wife with her husband is better than both.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
A friend or companion is always welcome, but a sensible wife is better than either.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
A friend or companion is always welcome, but a sensible wife is better than either.
Common English Bible © 2011
A friend and a companion encounter each other at an opportune moment, but better than both is a woman with her husband.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
A friend and a neighbor are timely guides, but better than either, a sensible wife.
Revised Standard Version
A friend or a companion never meets one amiss, but a wife with her husband is better than both.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
A friend or companion is always welcome, but a sensible wife is better than either.