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 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 painted, That he had best hold silence.

81. At eve the day is to be praised, A woman after she is burnt, 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,