Margsnotr maðr, sá er fyrir meinum verðr,
láti sinn eigi hryggja hug;
góðs at vænta skal gumna hverr,
þótt hann sé til dauða dæmdr.
Margsnotr maðr, sá er verðr fyrir meinum, láti eigi hryggja hug sinn; hverr gumna skal góðs at vænta, þótt hann sé dæmdr til dauða.
A very wise man who meets with misfortunes should not let them distress his mind; every man must expect good, although he may be sentenced to death.
[5] gumna: seggja 1199ˣ, gunna 624
[5] gumna ‘of men’: 1199ˣ’s seggja does not provide alliteration, whereas 624’s gunna ‘of wars’ is clearly an error. AM 148 8°ˣ, a copy of 624, has gumna. Cf. sts 81/5 and 87/3, where the scribe of 624 also has written gunn- for gumn-.