Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 34
1923Crooked and far is the road to a foe,Though his house on the highway be;But wide and straight is the way to a friend,Though far away he fare.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 34
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 34
1866Long is and indirect the wayto a bad friend’s,though by the road he dwell;but to a good friend’sthe paths lie direct,though he be far away.Olive Bray · stanza 34
1908Long is the round to a false friend leading,e’en if he dwell on the way:but though far off fared, to a faithful friendstraight are the roads and short.Source
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes
Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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- Henry Adams Bellows
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- 1923
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