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 68. Fire is best Among the sons of men, And the sight of the sun, If his health A man can have, With a life free from vice.

69. No man lacks everything, Although his health be bad; One in his sons is happy, One in his kin, One in abundant wealth, One in his good works.

70. It is better to live, Even to live miserably; A living man can always get a cow. I saw fire consume The rich man's property, And death stood without his door.

71. The halt can ride on horseback. The one-handed drive cattle; The deaf, fight and be useful: To be blind is better Than to be burnt: No one gets good from a corpse.

72. A son is better Even if born late, After his father's departure. Gravestones seldom Stand by the way-side Unless raised by a kinsman to a kinsman.

73. Two are adversaries: The tongue is the bane of the head: Under every cloak I expect a hand.