91) Heed my words now, for i know them both:

mainsworn are men to women;

we speak most fair when most foul our thoughts,

for that wiles the wariest wits.

92) Fairly shall speak, nor spare his gifts,

who will win a woman's love,

shall praise the looks of htelovely maid:

he who flatters shall win the fiar.

93) At the loves of a man to laugh is not meet

for anyone ever;

the wise oft fall, when fools yield not,

to the lure of a lovely maid.

94) 'Tis not meet for men to mock at what

befalls full many;

a fair face oft makes fools of the wise

by the mighty lure of love.

95) One's self only knows what is near one's heart,

each reads but himself aright;

no sickness seems to sound mind worse

than to have lost all liking for life.

96) That saw I well when i sat in the reeds,

awaiting the maid I wooed;

more than body and soul was the sweet maid to me,

yet I worked not my will with her.

97) Billing's daughter on her bed I found

sleeping, the sun-bright maid;

a king's crown I craved not to wear,

if she let me have her love.

98) "At eventide shalt, Othin, come

if thou wilt win me to wife:

unmeet it were if more than we two

know of this naughty thing"

99) Back I went; to win her love

I let myself be misled;

for I did think, enthralled by love,

to work my will with her.

100) When next I came at nighttime, then,

all the warriors found I awake,

with brands high borne and burning lights;

such the luckless end of my love tryst!

101) Near morn when I once more did come,

the folks were sound asleep;

but a bitch found I the fair one had

bound fast on her bed!

102) Many a good maid, if you mark it well,

is fickle, though fair her word;

that I quickly found when the cunning maid

I lured to lecherous love;

every taunt and gibe she tried on me,

and naught i had of her.

103) Glad in his home, to his guest cheerful,

yet shrewd should one be:

wise and weighty be the word of his mouth,

if wise he would be thought.

A ninny is he who naught can say,

for such is the way of the witless.

104) The old etin I sought--now I am back;

in good stead stood my my speech;

for with many words my wish i wrought

in the hall of Suttungs' sons.

105) With an auger I there ate my way,

through the rocks I made me room!

over and under were teh etins' paths;

thus dared I life and limb.

106) Gunnloth gave me, her gold stool upon,

a draught of the dear-bought mead;

an ill reward I her after left

for her faithful friendship, for her heavy heart.

107) (Of the well-bought matter) I made good use:

to the wise now little is lacking;

for Öthrærir now up is brought,

and won for the lord-of-all-wights.

108) Unharmed again had I hardly come

out of the etins' hall,

if Gunnloth helped not, the good maiden,

in whose loving arms I lay.

109) the day after, the etins fared

into Har's high hall,

to ask after Bolverk: whether the Æsir among,

or whether by Suttung slain.

110) An oath on the ring did Othin swear;

how put trust in his troth?

Suttung he swindled and snatched his drink,

and Gunnloth he beguiled.