γέλως ἄκαιρος κλαυμάτων παραίτιος → ill-timed laughter causes tears (Menander)
ŏb-haerĕo: ēre,I v. n., to stick fast to a thing: navis obhaerens vado, Suet. Tib. 2: ne qui forte obhaereant ac resistant, Lact. Opif. D. 11.
