Ofdrukkinn maðr, ef hann ilt geri,
er eigi várkunnar vert;
sjálfr því veldr, ef hann svá drekkr,
at eigi at geð síns gáir.
Ofdrukkinn maðr, ef hann geri ilt, er eigi várkunnar vert; sjálfr veldr því, ef hann drekkr svá, at eigi gáir at geð síns.
If a man who has drunk too much does wrong, it does not deserve excusing; he causes it himself if he drinks so much that he is not aware of his senses.