Laying hold on the ears of a dog, `Is' a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.
An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.
The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.
An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.
As `one' pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,
Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.
And he said to him, `Man, who set me a judge or a divider over you?'