Proverbs 26:16-18

¹⁶The slothful is wiser in his own eyes, than seven men that can give wise answers.

¹⁷As is one that taketh hold of a dog by the ears, so is he that passing by becometh excited about a dispute which concerneth him not.

¹⁸As one fatigueth himself shooting off firebrands, arrows, and death: