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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon Sól 34VII/6 — auðr ‘riches’

Vil ok dul        tælir virða sonu,
        þá er fíkjaz á fé;
ljósir aurar        verða at löngum trega;
        margan hefr auðr apat.

Vil ok dul tælir sonu virða, þá er fíkjaz á fé; ljósir aurar verða trega at löngum; auðr hefr apat margan.

Desire and delusion trap the sons of men, those who are greedy for wealth; shining pieces of silver turn to grief in the long run; riches have made a monkey of many a man.

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