16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp[1] oil in one's right hand.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 27:16

Commentary on Proverbs 27:15-16

(Read Proverbs 27:15-16)

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