ASV(i)
17 He that passeth by, [and] vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him,
Is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears. 18 As a madman who casteth firebrands,
Arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor,
And saith, Am not I in sport? 20 For lack of wood the fire goeth out;
And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth. 21 [As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to inflame strife. 22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.
Is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears. 18 As a madman who casteth firebrands,
Arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor,
And saith, Am not I in sport? 20 For lack of wood the fire goeth out;
And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth. 21 [As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to inflame strife. 22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.