Hinn er sæll (Hávamál s. 8,9)
Channel: Aux Phoques !
Date: 01/07/2022

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Hinn er sæll 
er sér um getr 
lof ok líknstafi. 
Ódælla er við þat 
er maðr eiga skal 
annars brjóstum í. 

Sá er sæll 
er sjálfr um á 
lof ok vit meðan lifir. 
Því at ill ráð 
hefir maðr opt þegit 
annars brjóstum ór. 

A man is happy 
if he finds praise and friendship 
within himself. 
You can never be sure 
of where you stand 
in someone else’s heart. 

A man is happy 
if he finds praise and wisdom 
within himself. 
Many men have received 
bad advice 
by trusting someone else.

- Hávamál stanzas 8,9
English translation by Jackson Crawford © 2019

Corresponding passage from Dr. Crawford’s “The Cowboy Hávámal” © 2012: 

People’s approval ain’t nothin’ you need. 
Half the time it ain’t true. 
Just be sure you think you’re right; 
and you’re comfortable in you’re own skin; 
you’re all you can count on. 

And while you should listen 
to people’s advice, 
don’t just do whatever they say. 
You’ve got a head on your shoulders; 
use it, boy. 

Db » Eb » Fm/C || Db » Fm/C » Dbo7 » C » Bbm/Db » C || Ab/C » Bbm/Db » Cm|| Dbm » Eb » Ab/C » Cm » Dbm » C+ » Dbo7 » Cm || Eb » Db » Ab/C » Cm 

Image: Public Domain - Hiob und seine Freunde by  Eberhard Georg Friedrich von Wächter