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Poetic Edda

3. Fire he needs  who with frozen knees Has come from the cold without;Food and clothes  must the farer have, The man from the mountains come.
4. Water and towels  and welcoming speech Should he find who comes to the feast;If renown he would get,  and again be greeted, Wisely and well must he act.
5. Wits must he have  who wanders wide, But all is easy at home;At the witless man  the wise shall wink When among such men he sits.
6.[1] A man shall not boast  of his keenness of mind, But keep it close in his breast;To the silent and wise  does ill come seldom When he goes as guest to a house;(For a faster friend  one never finds Than wisdom tried and true.)
7. The knowing guest  who goes to the feast, In silent attention sits;With his ears he hears,  with his eyes he watches, Thus wary are wise men all.
  1. ↑ Lines 5 and 6 appear to have been added to the stanza.

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