‘O grandson of Conn, Cormac,’ said Carpre, ‘ what is best for me?’ ‘Not hard to tell,’ said Cormac. ‘If you listen to my teaching, do not give your honour for ale nor for food, for it is better to save one's fair fame than to save one's food.’
- Be not proud unless you be a land-owner,
5] do not keep bridled steeds without (a stud) of horses,
do not give banquets without (brewing) ale,
be not prodigal of dairy-produce without kine,
do not dress elegantly unless you possess sheep,
are a crime in the gatherings of the world.
- 10] luxury without horses,
banqueting without ale,
dairy-produce without kine,
elegant dress without sheep