Stanza 42

Original Old Norse:

Vin sínum

skal maðr vinr vera

ok gjalda gjöf við gjöf

hlátr við hlátri

skyli hölðar taka

en lausung við lygi

Auden & Taylor:

A man should be loyal through life to friends,

And return gift for gift, 

Laugh when they laugh, 

but with lies repay

A false foe who lies.

Bellows:

 To his friend a man | a friend shall prove,

And gifts with gifts requite;

But men shall mocking | with mockery answer,

And fraud with falsehood meet.

Bray:

To his friend a man should bear him as friend,

and gift for gift bestow,

laughter for laughter let him exchange,

but leasing pay for a lie

Chisholm:

A man shall ever be a friend to his friends

and give gift for gift,

laughter for laughter,

but give lies for lies.

Hollander:

With his friend a man should be friends ever,

and pay back gift for gift;

laughter afor laughter he learn to give,

and eke lesing for lies.

Terry:

A man should keep faith with his friends always,

returning gift for gift;

laughter should be the reward of laughter,

lying of lies.

Thorpe:

To his friend 

a man should be a friend,

and gifts with gifts requite.

Laughter with laughter

men should receive,

but leasing with lying.

Stranger Things is a very popular, awesome show on Netflix. If you haven't seen it, I recommend you do. One of the  main characters, Eleven, has a very specific saying, "friends don't lie". This stanza goes right along with it. Friends don't lie. Friends give gifts, recieve gifts, laugh with you, cry with you, stand beside you through thick and thin. We all know who our true friends are. This stanza has two main parts, in my mind: 1) be a friend. Give, laugh, love, share, be TRUE. 2) those who do NOT do these things.. they are not your friends.