| Original Old Norse: | Auden & Taylor: | Bellows: | Bray: |
| Í vindi skal við höggva veðri á sjó róa myrkri við man spjalla mörg eru dags augu á skip skal skriðar orka en á skjöld til hlífar mæki höggs en mey til kossa |
Hew wood in wind-time, in fine weather sail, Tell in the night-time tales to house-girls, For too many eyes are open by day: > From a ship expect speed, from a shield, cover, Keenness from a sword, but a kiss from a girl. |
When the gale blows hew wood, | in fair winds seek the water; Sport with maidens at dusk, | for day's eyes are many; From the ship seek swiftness, | from the shield protection, Cuts from the sword, | from the maiden kisses. |
Drink ale by the fire, but slide on the ice; buy a steed when 'tis lanky, a sword when 'tis rusty; feed thy horse neath a roof, and thy hound in the yard. |
| Chisholm: | Hollander: | Terry: | Thorpe: |
| Hew wood in the wind, row out to sea in good weather, play with a maid in the dark, for many are the eyes of the day. Look for speed in a ship, and for cover from a shield. Get a sword for hewing and a maid for kissing. |
Fell wood in the wind, in fair weather row out to sea, dally with girls in the dark--the days' eyes are many-- choose a shield for shelter, a ship for speed, a sword for keenness, a girl for kissing. |
Cut trees when the wind blows, sail in fair weather; talk with maidens in the dark -- the day has many eyes. Ask speed of a ship, protection from a shield, keenness from a sword, from a maiden kisses. |
In the wind one should hew wood, in a breeze row out to sea, in the dark talk with a lass: many are the eyes of day. In a ship voyages are to be made, but a shield is for protection, a sword for striking, but a damsel for a kiss. |
| Each tool has a purpose, and there is a time to use such tools for what they were designed for. | |||
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