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Hovamol

120. I rede thee, Loddfafnir!  and hear thou my rede,—
 Profit thou hast if thou hearest,
 Great thy gain if thou learnest:
A good man find  to hold in friendship,
 And give heed to his healing charms.

121. I rede thee, Loddfafnir!  and hear thou my rede,—
 Profit thou hast if thou hearest,
 Great thy gain if thou learnest:
Be never the first  to break with thy friend
 The bond that holds you both;
Care eats the heart  if thou canst not speak
 To another all thy thought.

122. I rede thee, Loddfafnir!  and hear thou my rede,—
 Profit thou hast if thou hearest,
 Great thy gain if thou learnest:
Exchange of words  with a witless ape
 Thou must not ever make.

123. For never thou mayst  from an evil man
 A good requital get;
But a good man oft  the greatest love
 Through words of praise will win thee.

124. Mingled is love  when a man can speak
 To another all his thought;

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