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 For venom availest,

For flying vile things

Mighty gainst loathed ones

That through the land rove.

(ii.) And thou, waybroad,

Mother of worts,

Open from eastward,

Mighty within;

Over thee carts creaked,

Over thee queens rode,

Over thee brides bridalled,

Over thee bulls breathed,

All these thou withstoodst,

And with stound stayedst

As thou withstoodest

Venom and vile things

And all the loathly ones,

That through the land rove.

(iii.) Steem hight this wort,

On stone she grew,

Standeth she gainst venom,

Stoundeth she head wark;

Stiff hight she also,

Stoundeth she venom,

Wreaketh on the wrath one,

Whirleth out poison,

(iv.) This is the wort which

Fought against worm,

This avails for venom,

For flying vile things.

'Tis ofood gainst the loathlv ones

That through the land rove.