Stanza 5 Paraphrased:
Wisdom is needed,
if you plan to wander widely.
Life is easier at home.
You'll be laughed at,
If you sit among the wise
and have nothing to say.

Original Old Norse:
Vits er þörf þeim er víða ratar;
dælt er heima hvat;
at augabragði verðr
sá er ekki kann ok með snotrum sitr.

The first 79 stanzas of the Hávamál are the Gestaþáttr, the "Wisdom for Wanderers and Counsel to Guests", comprises a set of maxims for how to comport oneself when a guest and travelling, focussing particularly on the etiquette and behavioral relationships between hosts and guests and the sacred lore of reciprocity and hospitality.

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