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Proverbs 26:17
Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
King James Version
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
World English Bible
Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
American Standard Version
He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Geneva Bible 1599
He that passeth by and medleth with the strife that belongeth not vnto him, is as one that taketh a dog by the eares.
Darby Translation
He that passing by vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Young's Literal Translation
Laying hold on the ears of a dog, [Is] a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.
Bible in Basic English
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.
16The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
18Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
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