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Like one who seizes a dog`s ears Is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
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The Danger of Meddling
Commentators unanimously warn against interfering in disputes that don't concern you. The verse's imagery of grabbing a dog by the ears illustrates the foolishness of this act. As scholars explain, you are putting yourself in a precarious position where you are very likely to get 'bitten' for your trouble, inviting unnecessary harm upon yourself.
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19th Century
Anglican
Meddles with strife. — Rather, one who is agitated by strife. If quarreling and taking revenge on our own behalf are forb…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He that passes by, and meddles with strife [belonging] not to him One that going alon…
Presbyterian
To make ourselves busy in other people's matters is to thrust ourselves into temptation.
