Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Wisdom Wednesdays - Gluttony

From The Hávamál 
Hollander Translation 


Drink your mead, but in moderation,
Talk sense or be silent:
No man is called discourteous who goes
To bed at an early hour

A gluttonous man who guzzles away
Brings sorrow on himself:
At the table of the wise he is taunted often,
Mocked for his bloated belly  

The herd knows its homing time,
And leaves the grazing ground:
But the glutton never knows how much
His belly is able to hold.

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