human
Didst thou roam as wolf in forest, Or a bear in rugged country, There might still misfortune find thee, Evil fate might rise against thee; 230 If a sooty tramp was passing, He perchance might spear the growler, Or the wolves bring to destruction, And the forest bears might slaughter.
gpt
I myself know evil places, Worst of all do I esteem them, There where any death might seize me, And at last destruction reach me. 240 O my mother who hast reared me, Mother who thy milk hast given, Whither would'st thou bid me hide me, Whither should I now conceal me? Death's wide jaws are just before me, At my beard destruction's standing, Every day for me it waiteth, Till my ruin is accomplished.
human
I can tell the best of places, Tell you one the best of any, Where to hide yourself completely, And your crime conceal for ever, For I know a little country, Know a very little refuge, Wasted not, and safe from battle, And untrodden by the swordsmen. Swear me now by oaths eternal, Binding, free from all deception, 260 In the course of sixty summers, Nevermore to go to battle, Neither for the love of silver, Nor perchance if gold was needed.
gpt
Now I swear by oaths the strongest, Never in the first of summers, Nor in any other summer, Mix myself in mighty battles, In the clashing of the sword-blades. 270 Wounds are still upon my shoulders, In my breast deep wounds still rankle, From my former battle-pleasures, In the midst of all the tumult, In the midst of mighty battles, Where the heroes all contended.
human
Take the boat your father left you, And betake yourself to hiding. 280 Traverse nine lakes in succession, Half the tenth one must thou traverse, To an island on its surface, Where the cliffs arise from water. There in former times your father Hid, and kept himself in safety, In the furious fights of summer, In the hardest years of battle. There you'll find a pleasant dwelling, And a charming place to linger. 290 Hide thyself a year, a second, In the third year come thou homeward, To your father's well-known homestead, To the dwelling of your parents.