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> Look around when you get to a door,
> Always be careful, always be alert;
> For you never know
> If you might see an enemy.
> Greetings to the giver!
> A stranger has arrived!
> Where will the stranger sit?
> Give them a seat by the fire,
> and test their luck.
> Give the wanderer a fire
> To warm their cold knees
> Meat and dry clothes are needed by those
> Who have traveled through the mountains.
> Give the guest water with a meal,
> A towel, a warm welcome,
> Conversation, and then silence
> So that they may tell their story.
> Those who travel need wisdom;
> A fool should stay at home;
> The fool will be laughed at
> In the company of the wise.
> One should not brag about their wisdom,
> But instead be careful;
> When wise folks come,
> Those who are silent
> Rarely say mistakes.
> One will not find a better friend
> Than their own wisdom.
> A cautious guest
> Who comes to a meal
> Sits in silence;
> Keeping their ears alert;
> Keeping their eyes alert.
> This keeps the wise person safe.
> One is happy
> When they receive
> The praise of others,
> Because it is difficult to know
> What is in the mind of another person.
> One is happy
> When they themself
> Receive praise and has wisdom in their life,
> Because bad advice
> Is often given
> Among folks.
> The best thing
> One can carry with them
> Is wisdom.
> It is better than wealth
> In unknown places.
> The best thing
> One can carry with them
> Is wisdom.
> The worst thing
> One can carry with them
> Is a head full of booze.
> Alcohol is not as good
> As one might think,
> Because the more one drinks,
> The less wise one becomes.
> Like a bird named Mindlessness
> That flies over meals,
> Waiting to steal the wisdom of folks;
> That bird had a hold on me
> When I was a guest of Gunnloth.
> I was drunk.
> I was too drunk.
> I was wise when I was with Fjalar:
> Drinking booze is best
> When you can still keep your wits about you.
> The child of royalty
> Should be silent and thoughtful,
> And also brave in battle;
> One should be happy and joyful
> Until the day they themself die.
> The fool thinks that they will live forever
> If they avoid battle,
> But old age will kill them
> Even if they are spared from spears.
> The fool stares when they visit a friend,
> And mumbles and is shy,
> But if they drink alcohol, immediately
> Everyone will know what a fool they are.
> Only one who has traveled to many places
> And experienced many things,
> Can underderstand the mind of another person,
> Assuming that person is also wise.
> Drink your booze, but in moderation.
> Speak wisely, or be silent.
> No one will think that you are rude
> If you go to bed early.
> A greedy person, without wisdom,
> Will eat until they are sick;
> Wise folks will often mock them
> Because of their big belly.
> The flocks know when to go home
> And leave the grazing grass behind,
> But a fool does not know
> How much food their stomach can hold.
> The miserable person, maliciously,
> Will make fun of everyone else,
> But is unable to see
> Their own flaws.
> The fool stays awake the whole night
> Worrying about everything.
> In the morning, they will still be worried
> And everything will still be the same as before.
> The fool thinks that those
> who laugh at them are their friends.
> When they are with wise folks, the fool does not know
> That they are being mocked.
> The fool thinks that those
> who laugh at them are their friends.
> But when the fool is on trial, they will find very few
> Who will speak favorably of them.
> A fool thinks they know everything,
> When they sit alone in their own home;
> But they can't answer a single question
> That is asked by others.
> It is best for a fool to be silent
> When they are around others,
> Because no one will notice how unwise the fool is
> Until the fool starts talking;
> But a fool does not know how unwise they are
> When they keep talking.
> A person seems wise when they ask good questions
> And give good answers.
> Anything folks know can't be hidden
> And will be gossiped about.
> A fool who never stops talking,
> Saying useless things:
> A blabbering mouth, if it can't be controlled,
> Will often lead to pain and trouble.
> Do not mock or ruin the reputation of another,
> Even if they are a guest;
> A person will still appear wise
> If they aren't asked questions
> And they stay out of trouble.
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