⁴ Don’t answer fools according to their folly,
    or you will become like them yourself.
⁵ Answer fools according to their folly,
    or they will deem themselves wise.

¹⁷     Like yanking the ears of a dog,
    so is one who passes by and gets involved in another person’s fight.

²⁰ Without wood a fire goes out;
    without gossips, conflict calms down.
²¹ Like adding charcoal to embers or wood to fire,
    quarrelsome people kindle strife.

²² Angry people stir up conflict;
    hotheads cause much offense.

³³         because churning milk makes curds,
        squeezing the nose brings blood,
        and stirring up anger produces strife.