Stanza 129

Original Old Norse:	Auden & Taylor:	Bellows:	Bray:
Ráðumk þér Loddfáfnir en þú ráð nemir njóta mundu ef þú nemr þér munu góð ef þú getr upp líta skalattu í orrostu gjalti glíkir verða gumna synir síðr þitt um heilli halir	Never lift your eyes and look up in battle, Lest the heroes enchant you, who can change warriors Suddenly into hogs,	I rede thee, Loddfafnir! | and hear thou my rede,-- Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest: Look not up | when the battle is on,-- (Like madmen the sons | of men become,--) Lest men bewitch thy wits.	128. I counsel thee, Stray-Singer, accept my counsels, they will be thy boon if thou obey'st them, they will work thy weal if thou win'st them: look not up in battle, when men are as beasts, lest the wights bewitch thee with spells.
Chisholm:	Hollander:	Terry:	Thorpe:
I give you rede Loddfafnir, heed it well! You will use it, if you learn it, and it will get you good if you understand it. Do not look up in battle. Sons of men become like hogs, when warriors enchant you.	Hear thou, Loddfafnir, and heed it well, learn it, 'twill lend thee strength, follow it, 'twill further thee: look not ever up, when fighting-- for mad with fear men then oft grow-- lest that warlocks bewitch thee.	Heed my words, Loddfafnir, listen to my counsel; you'll be better off if you believe me, follow my advice, and you'll fare well: never look up when you're locked in battle -- where many men go mad with fear -- an evil spell may strike you	131. I counsel thee, etc. In a battle look not up, (like swine the sons of men become) that men may not fascinate thee.
Focus on what is directly before you. Do not look up, don't lose your focus. What is most important is what is directly in front of you. This brings to mind he old saying, “How do you eat a wale? One bite at a time!”