Proverbs 26:16-18

Complete Jewish Bible

¹⁶A lazy man is wiser in his own view
than seven who can answer with sense.

¹⁷Like someone who grabs a dog by the ears
is a passer-by who mixes in a fight not his own.

¹⁸Like a madman shooting deadly arrows and firebrands

Proverbs 26:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.

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

¹⁸Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death

¹⁶The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

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

¹⁸As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

¹⁶The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.

¹⁷He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own
Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.

¹⁸Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,

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