It is well, methinks, | if the warrior meets

A raven black on his road.

[a]21]. “Another it is | if out thou art come,

And art ready forth to fare,

To behold on the path | before thy house

Two fighters greedy of fame.

[a]22]. “Third it is well | if a howling wolf

Thou hearest under the ash;

And fortune comes | if thy foe thou seest

Ere thee the hero beholds.