American Standard Version
"He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Islikeone that taketh a dog by the ears. "
— Proverbs 26:17, American Standard Version
“He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.”
“Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.”
“Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.”
“As he that taketh a dog by the ears, so is he that passeth by in anger, and meddleth with another man's quarrel.”
“He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.”
“He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.”
Asthe door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Islikeone that taketh a dog by the ears.
As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?
For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.