The Grettir's Saga on Ali
The Saga Of Grettir The Strong > Chapter Xlv. Atli Murdered By Thorbjorn Oxmain
attestation: Ali, a stubborn lazy servant, ran away from Thorbjorn Oxmain after being roughly handled and went to Bjarg seeking work
"Thorbjorn was not going to endure that, and got him down and handled him roughly. After that Ali ran away and went to the North across the neck to Midfjord"
attestation: Ali worked so well all summer at Bjarg that Atli allowed him to stay despite Thorbjorn's objections
"He stayed there for the night, and in the morning went out to work with Atli's men, and toiled as if he had hands everywhere."
attestation: Ali's appeal to Atli's honor — invoking the proverb 'The over-praised are the worst deceivers' — changed Atli's mind about sending him away
""True is the ancient saying: The over-praised are the worst deceivers.""