Eigi skaltu hlæja, ef þú vilt horskr vera,
at öldruðum afa;
opt þat ellibjúgr man, sem ungr veit eigi,
ok kennir gott gum*um.
Skaltu eigi hlæja at öldruðum afa, ef þú vilt vera horskr; ellibjúgr man opt þat, sem ungr veit eigi, ok kennir gum*um gott.
You must not laugh at an elderly grandfather, if you want to be wise; often one bowed down with age remembers what a young person does not know, and teaches men well.
[6] gum*um: all
[6] gum*um ‘men’: Cf. Note to st. 59/3.