Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 21
1923The herds know well when home they shall fare,And then from the grass they go;But the foolish man his belly’s measureShall never know aright.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 21
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 21
1866Cattle knowwhen to go home,and then from grazing cease;but a foolish mannever knowshis stomach’s measure.Olive Bray · stanza 21
1908Herds know the hour of their going homeand turn them again from the grass;but never is found a foolish manwho knows the measure of his maw.Source
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes
Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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- Henry Adams Bellows
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- 1923
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- Public domain in the United States
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