Στέργει γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἄγγελον κακῶν ἐπῶν → No one loves the bearer of bad news
plague: P. and V. νόσος, ἡ, νόσημα, τό, λοιμός, ὁ.
Met., bad habit: use P. τὸ κακόηθες (Plato).