We do not well. The application of this is full of instruction to others in like circumstances, for all time.
mischief. punishment.
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2 Kings 7:9
9 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.