| Original Old Norse: | Auden & Taylor: | Bellows: | Bray: |
| Fagrt skal mæla ok fé bjóða sá er vill fljóðs ást fá líki leyfa ins ljósa mans sá fær er fríar |
Gallantly shall he speak and gifts bring Who wishes for woman's love: praise the features of the fair girl, Who courts well will conquer. |
Soft words shall he speak | and wealth shall he offer Who longs for a maiden's love, And the beauty praise | of the maiden bright; He wins whose wooing is best. |
Never a whit should one blame another for a folly which many befalls; the might of love makes sons of men into fools who once were wise. |
| Chisholm: | Hollander: | Terry: | Thorpe: |
| He shall speak fairly and deal wealth who will win a woman’s love. Praise the looks of the bonny lass. Win by wooing. |
Fairly shall speak, nor spare his gifts, who will win a woman's love, shall praise the looks of htelovely maid: he who flatters shall win the fiar. |
Let no man ever mock another, laughing at his love; the stupid may be safe where the wise give way to a fair folly. |
Fair shall speak, and money offer, who would obtain a woman’s love. Praise the form of a fair damsel; he gets who courts her. |
| Treat girls with respect. Plain and simple. The art of courtship has been lost, it seems.. which saddens me. | |||
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