Proverbs 26:17-19

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁷He who meddles in a quarrel not his own
    is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
¹⁸Like a madman who throws firebrands,
    arrows, and death,
¹⁹is the man who deceives his neighbor
    and says, “I am only joking!”

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