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Hail and welcome! This is Huginn's Heathen Hof, with your Daily Hávamál.

Original-
Era svá gótt
sem gótt kveða
öl alda sonum
því at færa veit
er fleira drekkr
síns til geðs gumi

Translation-
Ale is not as good as it is said to be,
for the sons of men;
The Drunken man 
rarely comprehends his disposition.
-Hávamál: Stanza 12

Once again, the One-Eyed-God warns us of the dangers of over-drinking. This stanza marks the introduction into a short poetic narrative in which Odin himself pays the price for not practicing proper moderation. The Lore tells us again and again how Discipline and Self-Awareness are important virtues, for those who want a long and healthy life.