NET Bible
"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."
— Proverbs 26:17, NET Bible
“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.”
“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.”
Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.
The sluggard has plunged his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
The sluggard is wiser in his own opinion than seven people who respond with good sense.
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.
Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,
so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”
Where there is no wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no gossip, contention ceases.