Proverbs 26:2

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

²Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
an undeserved curse goes nowhere.^(A)

Proverbs 26:2

New International Version

²Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.^(A)

²As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

¹⁷Like someone who takes a passing dog by the ears
is one who meddles in the quarrel of another.^(A)

¹⁷Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.

¹⁷He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

New International Version (NIV)