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Hovamol

120. I rede thee, Loddfafnir!  and hear thou my rede,— Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest:A good man find  to hold in friendship, And give heed to his healing charms.
121. I rede thee, Loddfafnir!  and hear thou my rede,— Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest:Be never the first  to break with thy friend The bond that holds you both;Care eats the heart  if thou canst not speak To another all thy thought.
122. I rede thee, Loddfafnir!  and hear thou my rede,— Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest:Exchange of words  with a witless ape Thou must not ever make.
123. For never thou mayst  from an evil man A good requital get;But a good man oft  the greatest love Through words of praise will win thee.
124. Mingled is love  when a man can speak To another all his thought;

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