Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 30
1923In mockery no one a man shall hold,Although he fare to the feast;Wise seems one oft, if nought he is asked,And safely he sits dry-skinned.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 30
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 30
1866For a gazing-stockno man shall have another,although he come a stranger to his house.Many a one thinks himself wise,if he is not questioned,and can sit in a dry habit.Olive Bray · stanza 30
1908Let no man be held as a laughing-stock,though he come as guest for a meal:wise enough seem many while they sit dry-skinnedand are not put to proof.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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