Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 59
1923He must early go forth whose workers are few,Himself his work to seek;Much remains undone for the morning-sleeper,For the swift is wealth half won.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 59
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 59
1866Early should risehe who has few workers,and go his work to see to;greatly is he retardedwho sleeps the morn away.Wealth half depends on energy.Olive Bray · stanza 59
1908Old Norse
Ár skal rísa sás á yrkjendr fáok ganga síns verka á vit;mart of dvelr þanns of morgin sefr,halfr es auþr und hvötum.English translation
He must rise betimes who hath few to serve him,and see to his work himself;who sleeps at morning is hindered much,to the keen is wealth half-won.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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