The gold that Fafnir guarded.”

A fourth spake:

[35]. “Wise would he seem | if so he would heed

The counsel good | we sisters give; [[382]]

Thought he would give, | and the ravens gladden,

There is ever a wolf | where his ears I spy.”

A fifth spake:

[36]. “Less wise must be | the tree of battle

Than to me would seem | the leader of men,

If forth he lets | one brother fare,