Minding his own business, however unsuccessfully, he meddles with the affairs of no one else, and thinking twice before he alludes once to the shortcomings of a comrade, he claims that consideration for himself, but doesn't get it.
"Marion's Faith."
Charles King
No one meddles with me and I slip along and do my work using less strength than many would have to use.
"White Queen of the Cannibals: The Story of Mary Slessor"
A. J. Bueltmann
If he meddles in this thing he shall never be a notary.
"Modeste Mignon"
Honore de Balzac