Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Crime, and punished. Hebrew, "iniquity shall find us. "Citizens are bound to give notice of what may tend to the common good. (Calmet)
Court. Not in person, but by means of others. (Menochius)