Proverbs 26:17-19

Expanded Bible

¹⁷ Interfering in ·someone else’s quarrel as you pass by [or a fight not your own]
is like grabbing a dog by the ears [^Las it passes by; ^Cthe idea of passing by can go with either line].

¹⁸ Like a madman shooting
    deadly, burning arrows
¹⁹ is the one who ·tricks [deceives] a neighbor
    and then says, “I was just joking.”