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

¹⁷ He that passeth by, and meddleth [1] with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

¹⁷ He who meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.