Skaltu eigi gulli né gersimum
með heilum hug heima ráða.
Kemr þér bani brátt at höndum,
ef vit skulum úti oddum leika.
Skaltu eigi ráða heima gulli né gersimum með heilum hug. Bani kemr þér brátt at höndum, ef vit skulum leika oddum úti.
You shall not possess [your] gold or treasures at home with a cheerful mind. Death will strike you quickly if we two have to play with weapon-points out here.
[3] með heilum hug ‘with a cheerful mind’: Skj B, Skald and CPB II, 557 prefer 471’s reading með heilum hag ‘in propitious circumstance(s)’.