Proverbs 26:16-18

Young's Literal Translation

¹⁶ Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven [men] returning a reason.

¹⁷ Laying hold on the ears of a dog, [Is] a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

¹⁸ As [one] pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,