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Hovamol
62.[1] When the eagle comes to the ancient sea,
He snaps and hangs his head;
So is a man in the midst of a throng,
Who few to speak for him finds.
He snaps and hangs his head;
So is a man in the midst of a throng,
Who few to speak for him finds.
63. To question and answer must all be ready
Who wish to be known as wise;
Tell one thy thoughts, but beware of two,—
All know what is known to three.
Who wish to be known as wise;
Tell one thy thoughts, but beware of two,—
All know what is known to three.
64. The man who is prudent a measured use
Of the might he has will make;
He finds when among the brave he fares
That the boldest he may not be.
Of the might he has will make;
He finds when among the brave he fares
That the boldest he may not be.
65.[2] ................
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Oft for the words that to others one speaks
He will get but an evil gift.
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Oft for the words that to others one speaks
He will get but an evil gift.
66. Too early to many a meeting I came,
And some too late have I sought;
The beer was all drunk, or not yet brewed;
Little the loathed man finds.
And some too late have I sought;
The beer was all drunk, or not yet brewed;
Little the loathed man finds.
- ↑ This stanza follows stanza 63 in the manuscript, but there are marks therein indicating the transposition.
- ↑ The manuscript indicates no lacuna (lines 1 and 2). Many editors have filled out the stanza with two lines from late paper manuscripts, the passage running:
- "A man must be watchful and wary as well,
- And fearful of trusting a friend."
- "A man must be watchful and wary as well,
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