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Hovamol

51. Hotter than fire  between false friends Does friendship five days burn;When the sixth day comes  the fire cools, And ended is all the love.
52. No great thing needs  a man to give, Oft little will purchase praise;With half a loaf  and a half-filled cup A friend full fast I made.
53. A little sand  has a little sea, And small are the minds of men;Though all men are not  equal in wisdom, Yet half-wise only are all.
54. A measure of wisdom  each man shall have, But never too much let him know;The fairest lives  do those men live Whose wisdom wide has grown.
55.[1] A measure of wisdom  each man shall have, But never too much let him know;For the wise man's heart  is seldom happy, If wisdom too great he has won.
56.[1] A measure of wisdom  each man shall have, But never too much let him know;
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The first pairs of lines are abbreviated in the manuscript.

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