Anon Hsv 69VII
Tarrin Wills and Stefanie Gropper (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Hugsvinnsmál 69’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 403.
text and translation
Ef þik ríkir menn dæma rangliga,
lát eigi þinn hryggja hug;
litla stund fagna því lýða synir,
ef þeir sælaz á svikum.
Ef ríkir menn dæma þik rangliga, lát eigi hryggja hug þinn; lýða synir fagna því litla stund, ef þeir sælaz á svikum.
‘If powerful men judge you wrongly, do not let it distress your mind; the sons of men rejoice in it for a short time, if they become happy from treachery.’
notes and context
Lat. parallel: (Dist. II, 14) Forti animo esto libens, cum sis damnatus inique: / nemo diu gaudet, qui iudice vincit iniquo ‘Be of strong mind with good will when you are wrongly accused; no one is happy for long who wins with an unjust judgement’.
readings
- [3] lát: ger 624
- [3] þinn: þér 624
- [3] hryggja: hryggt í 624
- [4] litla stund: lengi njóta 624
- [5] fagna því: mun þess 624
- [6] ef: er 624
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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Lbs 1199 4°x (1199x) — 73v/17 - 73v/19
imagesEf þig | rijker menn dæma Ranglega, lät eigi þinn hriggia hug. litla stund fagna þvi | Lýdasýnir., ef þeir sælast ä suikum.
(VEÞ)
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AM 624 4° (624) — 144/6 - 144/8
imagesEf þik ríkir menn
dæma rangliga,
ger eigi þér hryggt í hug;
lengi njóta
mun þess lýða synir,
er þeir sælaz á svikum.Ef þik riker menn dæ | ma rangliga gior eigi þier hrygt j hvg leingi níota mvn þess lyda syner | er þeir sælaz a sivkum ·
(VEÞ)
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AM 148 8vox (148x) — 72v/8 - 72v/10
Eff þig rijker menn dæma ränglega, | gior þier ei hrigt i hug, lenge ei niöta munu | þess lijda syner, er þeir sælast ä siükum.
(VEÞ)
editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XIII], [C. E/5]. Hugsvinnsmál 70: AII, 183, BII, 197, Skald II, 103; Hallgrímur Scheving 1831, 18, Gering 1907, 20, Tuvestrand 1977, 111, Hermann Pálsson 1985, 76.
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