Stanza 120

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 góðan mann teygðu þér at gamanrúnum ok nem líknargaldr meðan þú lifir	With a good man it is good to talk, Make him your fast friend: But waste no words on a witless oaf, Nor sit with a senseless ape.	I rede thee, Loddfafnir! | and hear thou my rede,-- Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest: A good man find | to hold in friendship, And give heed to his healing charms.	119. 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: in sweet converse call the righteous to thy side, learn a healing song while thou livest.
Chisholm:	Hollander:	Terry:	Thorpe:
I give you rede Loddfafnir, heed it well! You will use it, if you learn it, it will get you good, if you understand it. Draw a good man to yourself with staves of joy, and you will have healing songs while you live.	hear thou, Loddfafnir, and heed it well, learn it, 'twill lend thee strength, follow it, 'twill further thee: a good man seek thou to gain as thy friend, and learn to make thyself loved.	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: rejoice in talk with a man you respect and learn healing spells all your life.	122. I counsel thee, etc. - A good man attract to thee in pleasant converse; and salutary speech learn while thou livest.
Especially today, with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.. it seems people are more concerned with the quantity of “friends”, as opposed to the quality. Life is not a race of seeing how many humans you can collect, but of surrounding yourself with those people who truly care, and will be there for you. Good friends are hard to find, so cherish the ones you have. Spend time with them. Share with them. Learn from them. Cherish them while you can.