Proverbs 26:16-19

Good News Translation

¹⁶ A lazy person will think he is smarter than seven men who can give good reasons for their opinions.

¹⁷ Getting involved in an argument that is none of your business is like going down the street and grabbing a dog by the ears.

^18-19 Someone who tricks someone else and then claims that he was only joking is like a crazy person playing with a deadly weapon.