Ní·ria clotha ar bíad.

Ní·ria clotha ar bíad.

(not should sell * reputations * for * food)

He should not barter his fame for food.

This maxim, one of a series that begins with “Abbair fris” (Tell him…), is found in Rudolf Thurneysen’s edition of “Audacht Morainn” in ZCP 11 (p. 83). A gloss on the maxim says “ar is ferr dín cloth oldás dín bíd” (for the shelter of reputation is better than the shelter of food). See also “Is búaine blad iná seóid” in this collection.

Topics: Maxims & Wise Counsel