As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.
KJV
Proverbs 26:17
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Parallel Translations
As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.
Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
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