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8. He is happy
    Who for himself obtains
    Fame and kind words:
    Less sure is that
    Which a man must have
    In another's breast.

9. He is happy
    Who in himself possesses
    Fame and wit while living;
    For bad counsels
    Have oft been received
    From another's breast.

10. A better burthen
    No man bears on the way
    Than much good sense:
    That is thought better than riches
    In a strange place;
    Such is the recourse of the indigent.

11. A worse provision
    On the way he cannot carry
    Than too much beer-bibbing;
    So good is not,
    As it is said,
    Beer for the sons of men.

12. A worse provision
    No man can take from table
    Than too much beer-bibbing,
    For the more he drinks
    The less control he has
    Of his own mind.

13. Oblivion's heron 'tis called
    That over potations hovers;
    He steals the minds of men.
    With this bird's pinions
    I was fettered
    In Gunlad's dwelling.