Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 39
1923If wealth a man has won for himself,Let him never suffer in need;Oft he saves for a foe what he plans for a friend,For much goes worse than we wish.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 39
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 40
1866Of the propertywhich he has gainedno man should suffer need;for the hated oft is sparedwhat for the dear was destined.Much goes worse than is expected.Olive Bray · stanza 40
1908Let no man stint him and suffer needof the wealth he has won in life;oft is saved for a foe what was meant for a friend,and much goes worse than one weens.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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