Vel skaltu vinna, ef þú átt í verkum hlut,
ok geraz hölðum hollr;
sinni sýslu týnir slægr maðr;
ilt er verkþjófr at vera.
Ef þú átt hlut í verkum, skaltu vinna vel ok geraz hollr hölðum; slægr maðr týnir sýslu sinni; ilt er at vera verkþjófr.
If you take part in work, you must work well and become loyal to men; a sly man forgets his work; it is bad to be a work-thief.
[5] týnir slægr: gleymir slækinn 624
[5] slægr ‘sly’: 624’s slækinn ‘slack’ (i.e. ‘lax, lazy’) seems to suit the sense better.