80. Thus 't is made manifest,
If of runes thou questionest him,
Those to the high ones known,
Which the great powers invented,
And the great talker[1] painted,
That he had best hold silence.
81. At eve the day is to be praised,
A woman after she is burnt,[2]
A sword after it is proved,
A maid after she is married,
Ice after it has been crossed,
Beer after it is drunk.
82. In the wind one should hew wood,
In a breeze row out to sea,
In the dark talk with a lass,
Many are the eyes of day.
In a ship voyages are to be made,
But a shield is for protection,
A sword for striking,
But a damsel for a kiss.
83. By the fire one should drink beer,
On the ice slide;
Buy a horse that is lean,
A sword that is rusty;
Feed a horse at home,
But a dog at the farm.
84. In a maiden's words
No one should place faith,
Nor in what a woman says;
For on a turning wheel
Have their hearts been formed,
And guile in their breasts been laid.
85. In a creaking bow,
A burning flame,
A yawning wolf,
A chattering crow,
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