⁸     do not bring^[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?^(A)

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

²¹ As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
    so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.^(A)

⁹ If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
    the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.