^{17 Ref} He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

^{18 Ref} As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

^{19 Ref} So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

^{20 Ref} Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.

^{21 Ref} Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.

^{22 Ref} The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.