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Hovamol

51. Hotter than fire  between false friends
 Does friendship five days burn;
When the sixth day comes  the fire cools,
 And ended is all the love.

52. No great thing needs  a man to give,
 Oft little will purchase praise;
With half a loaf  and a half-filled cup
 A friend full fast I made.

53. A little sand  has a little sea,
 And small are the minds of men;
Though all men are not  equal in wisdom,
 Yet half-wise only are all.

54. A measure of wisdom  each man shall have,
 But never too much let him know;
The fairest lives  do those men live
 Whose wisdom wide has grown.

55.[1] A measure of wisdom  each man shall have,
 But never too much let him know;
For the wise man's heart  is seldom happy,
 If wisdom too great he has won.

56.[1] A measure of wisdom  each man shall have,
 But never too much let him know;

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The first pairs of lines are abbreviated in the manuscript.

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