He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
In the night. Or "early in the morning "de nocte, as the Hebrew implies.
Curseth. His importunity will be equally displeasing. (Haydock)
Flattery is dangerous, (Calmet) and unworthy of a free man. (Cicero, de Amic.)