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 A grunting swine, A rootless tree, A waxing wave, A boiling kettle,

86. A flying dart, A falling billow, A one night's ice, A coiled serpent, A woman's bed-talk Or a broken sword, A bear's play Or a royal child,

87. A sick calf, A self-willed thrall, A flattering prophetess, A corpse newly slain, A serene sky, A laughing lord, A barking dog And a harlot's grief,

88. An early-sown field, Let no one trust, Nor prematurely in a son: Weather rules the field, And wit the son, Each of which is doubtful.

89. A brother's murderer, Though on the high-road met, A half-burnt house, An over-swift horse (A horse is useless   If a leg be broken): No man is so confiding As to trust any of these.

90. Such is the love of women, Who falsehood meditate, As if one drove not rough-shod On slippery ice,