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Hovamol
18. He alone is aware who has wandered wide,
And far abroad has fared,
How great a mind is guided by him
That wealth of wisdom has.
And far abroad has fared,
How great a mind is guided by him
That wealth of wisdom has.
19. Shun not the mead, but drink in measure;
Speak to the point or be still;
For rudeness none shall rightly blame thee
If soon thy bed thou seekest.
Speak to the point or be still;
For rudeness none shall rightly blame thee
If soon thy bed thou seekest.
20. The greedy man, if his mind be vague,
Will eat till sick he is;
The vulgar man, when among the wise,
To scorn by his belly is brought.
Will eat till sick he is;
The vulgar man, when among the wise,
To scorn by his belly is brought.
21. The herds know well when home they shall fare,
And then from the grass they go;
But the foolish man his belly's measure
Shall never know aright.
And then from the grass they go;
But the foolish man his belly's measure
Shall never know aright.
22. A paltry man and poor of mind
At all things ever mocks;
For never he knows, what he ought to know,
That he is not free from faults.
At all things ever mocks;
For never he knows, what he ought to know,
That he is not free from faults.
23. The witless man is awake all night,
Thinking of many things;
Care-worn he is when the morning comes,
And his woe is just as it was.
Thinking of many things;
Care-worn he is when the morning comes,
And his woe is just as it was.
24. The foolish man for friends all those
Who laugh at him will hold;
Who laugh at him will hold;
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