Proverbs 26:17-19

The Message

¹⁷ You grab a mad dog by the ears
    when you butt into a quarrel that’s none of your business.

^18-19 People who shrug off deliberate deceptions,
    saying, “I didn’t mean it, I was only joking,”
Are worse than careless campers
    who walk away from smoldering campfires.