Rh first I know, unknown to rulers,nOr any human mind;nHelp it is named, for help it can givenIn hours of despair....nnI know a third, in the thick of battle,nIf my need be great,nIt will blunt the edges of swords and axes,nTheir weapons will make no wounds.nnI know a ninth, when need I havenTo shelter my ship on the flood,nThe wind it calms, the waves it smoothesnAnd puts the sea to sleep.nnThe Wise One has spoken the words in the hall,nJoy to him who understood.nnI grew and I throve well;nWord from word gave words to me,nDeed from deed gave deeds to me.nnWhen I brethern lead to battlenI chant it behind my shield,nUnwounded they go,nUnwounded they return,nUnscathed whereever they are.nnI know another, only few know,nThe names of the falles ones.nAbout the gigh ones, elves and gods,nI can name them all.nnThe Wise one has spoken the words in the hall,nJoy to him who understood.nnI grew and I throve well;nWord from word gave words to me,nDeed from deed gave deeds to me.nnThe Wise One has spoken the words in the hall,nNeedful for men to know.nHail the speaker, hail to who knows,nJoy to him who understood.