Eyðisk hitt, at jafnstórt ráði
annarr gramr til þyrftar mǫnnum;
leyfði allt, sem konungr krafði,
Krists unnanda páfi sunnan.
Hitt eyðisk, at annarr gramr ráði jafnstórt til þyrftar mǫnnum; páfi sunnan leyfði unnanda Krists allt, sem konungr krafði.
It will not happen that another prince shall achieve so much for the need of men; the Pope from the south granted the devotee of Christ [= Eiríkr] all that the king requested.
[2] þyrftar: ‘þyrtar’ 20b I, þurftar 180b
[2] þyrftar ‘the need’: Þurftar ‘the need’ (so 180b) is also possible and preferred by Skj B and Skald.