Slow Havamal: 134

In verse 134, Odin counsels Loddfafnir never to laugh at an old man, for wise words often come from a gray beard, from one who hangs with dried skin and despicable men.

Crawford admits this is one of the most challenging verses to translate because of the final lines. They read:

From the one who hangs with dried skins,
who swings with dried skins,
who waves with despicable men.( Read more... )