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Hovamol

18. He alone is aware  who has wandered wide, And far abroad has fared,How great a mind  is guided by him That wealth of wisdom has.
19. Shun not the mead,  but drink in measure; Speak to the point or be still;For rudeness none  shall rightly blame thee If soon thy bed thou seekest.
20. The greedy man,  if his mind be vague, Will eat till sick he is;The vulgar man,  when among the wise, To scorn by his belly is brought.
21. The herds know well  when home they shall fare, And then from the grass they go;But the foolish man  his belly's measure Shall never know aright.
22. A paltry man  and poor of mind At all things ever mocks;For never he knows,  what he ought to know, That he is not free from faults.
23. The witless man  is awake all night, Thinking of many things;Care-worn he is  when the morning comes, And his woe is just as it was.
24. The foolish man  for friends all those Who laugh at him will hold;

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