46. The star of hope, when I was born, fled from my breast away; high it flew, settled nowhere, so that it might find rest.
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47. Longer than all was that one night, when stiff on my straw I lay; then becomes manifest the divine word: "Man is the same as earth."
48. The Creator God can it estimate and know, (He who made heaven and earth) how forsaken many go hence, although from kindred parted.
49. Of his works each has the reward: happy is he who does good. Of my wealth bereft, to me was destined a bed strewed with sand.
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50. Bodily desires men oftentimes seduce, of them has many a one too much: water of baths was of all things to me most loathsome.
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46. Vánarstjarna flaug - ţá var ek fćddr,
- brott frá brjósti mér; hátt-at hon fló, hvergi settisk, svá at hon mćtti hvíld hafa.
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47. Öllum lengri var sú in eina nótt, er ek lá stirđr á stráum;
ţá merkir ţat, er guđ mćlti, at mađr er moldu samr.
48. Virđi ţat ok viti in virki guđ, sá er skóp hauđr ok himin;
hversu munađarlausir margir fara, ţótt viđ skylda skili.
49. Sinna verka nýtr seggja hverr; sćll er sá, sem gott gerir;
auđi frá er mér ćtluđ var sandi orpin sćng.
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50. Hörundar hungr tćlir hölđa oft, hann hefir margr
til mikinn; lauga vatn er mér leiđast var eitt allra hluta.
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