Catholic Public Domain Version
"Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears, so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another. "
— Proverbs 26:17, Catholic Public Domain Version
“He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.”
“He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Islikeone 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.”
Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.
The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.
The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.
Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears, so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another.
Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,
so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, “I did it jokingly.”
When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled.