Proverbs 26:17: a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who grabs what?

Answer: A dog by the ears

Proverbs 26:17 compares meddling in someone else's quarrel to grabbing a dog by the ears.

“Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.”— Proverbs 26:17 (BSB)