Proverbs 26:17-19

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹⁷Like somebody who takes a passing dog by the ears
is one who meddles in the quarrel of another.
¹⁸Like a maniac who shoots deadly firebrands and arrows,
¹⁹so is one who deceives a neighbour
and says, ‘I am only joking!’

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