16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who answer with discretion.
17 Like one who grabs a dog's ears Is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18 Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 Is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, 'Am I not joking?'
20 For lack of wood a fire goes out; Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
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