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A third I know, if great is my need Of fetters to hold my foe; Blunt do I make mine enemy's blade, Nor bites his sword or staff.

A fourth I know, if men shall fasten Bonds on my bended legs; So great is the charm that forth I may go, The fetters spring from my feet, Broken the bonds from my hands.

A fifth I know, if I see from afar An arrow fly 'gainst the folk; It flies not so swift that I stop it not, If ever my eyes behold it.

A sixth I know, if harm one seeks With a sapling's roots to send me; The hero himself who wreaks his hate Shall taste the ill ere I.

A seventh I know, if I see in flames The hall o'er my comrades' heads; It burns not so wide that I will not quench it, I know that song to sing.