92. 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. 93. At love should no one Ever wonder In another: A beauteous countenance Oft captivates the wise, Which captivates not the foolish. 94. Let no one wonder at Another’s folly, It is the lot of many. All-powerful desire Makes of the sons of men Fools even of the wise. 95. The mind only knows What lies near the heart; That alone is conscious of our affections No disease is worse To a sensible man Than not to be content with himself. 96. That I experienced When in the reeds I sat Awaiting my delight. Body and soul to me Was that discreet maiden; Nevertheless I possess her not. 97. Billing’s lass On her couch I found, Sun-bright, sleeping. A prince’s joy To me seemed naught, If not with that form to live. 98. Yet nearer eve Must thou, Odin, come, she said, If thou wilt talk the maiden over; All will be disastrous Unless we alone Are privy to such misdeed. 99. I returned, Thinking to love At her wise desire; I thought I should obtain Her whole heart and love. 100. When next I came, The bold warriors were All awake, With lights burning, And bearing torches: 101. But at the approach of morn, When again I came, The household all was sleeping; The good damsel’s dog Alone I found Tied to the bed. 102. Many a fair maiden, When rightly known, Toward men is fickle: That I experienced When that discreet maiden I decoyed into danger: Contumely of every kind That wily girl Heaped upon me; Nor of that damsel gained I aught.