Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 58
1923He must early go forth who fain the bloodOr the goods of another would get;The wolf that lies idle shall win little meat,Or the sleeping man success.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 58
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 58
1866He should early rise,who another’s property or lifedesires to have.Seldom a sluggish wolfgets prey,or a sleeping man victory.Olive Bray · stanza 58
1908He must rise betimes who fain of anotheror life or wealth would win;scarce falls the prey to sleeping wolves,or to slumberers victory in strife.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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- Public domain in the United States
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