64. Three unfortunate things for a man: a scant drink of water, thirst in an ale-house, a narrow seat upon a field.
65. Three unfortunate things of husbandry: a dirty field, leavings of the hurdle, a house full of sparks.
66. Three forbidden things of a church: a nun as bellringer, a veteran in the abbotship, a drop upon the altar.
67. Three rejoicings followed by sorrow: a wooer's, a thief's, a tale-bearer's.
68. Three sorrows that are better than joy: the heaviness of a herd feeding on mast, the heaviness of a ripe field,[49] the heaviness of a wood under mast.
69. Three rejoicings that are worse than sorrow: the joy of a man who has defrauded another, the joy of a man who has perjured himself, the joy of a man who has committed parricide.[50]
[50] 'Of a man who has slain his brother in contesting his land,' BM.
70. The three worst welcomes: a handicraft in the same house with the inmates, scalding water upon the feet, salt food without a drink.
71. Three unfortunate things for the son of a peasant: marrying into the family of a franklin, attaching himself to the retinue of a king, consorting with thieves.
72. Three unfortunate things for a householder: proposing to a bad woman, serving a bad chief, exchanging for bad land.
73. Three excellent things for a householder: proposing to a good woman, serving a good chief, exchanging for good land.
74. Trí hóenaig eserte: célide hi tig gobann, célide hi tig [.s]áir, dul do chennuch cen áirche.
[Note 74: hænaigi nasearta B neiseirti H haonaige neserte N esertai Lec airrdhe N]
75. Trí cóil ata ferr folongat in mbith: cóil srithide hi folldeirb, cóil foichne for tuinn, cóil snáithe dar dorn dagmná.
[Note 75: foloingead imbith B is ferr isin mbith N sreibe LLec srithide B srithide foildeirb N]
76. Trí duirn ata dech for bith: dorn deg[.s]áir, dorn degmná, dorn deggobann.
[Note 76: for doman BM dorn sair dorn gabonn dorn daim N degdaim BM]
77. Tréde conaittig fírinne: mess, tomus, cubus.
78. Tréde conaittig brethemnas: gáis, féige, fiss.
79. Trí túarascbála étraid: osnad, cluiche, céilide.
80. Tréde ara carthar escara: máin, cruth, innraccus.
[Note 80: a tri BM treidi H gnás alaig erlabra HM airdearcus B]
81. Tréde ara miscnigther cara: fogal, dognas, dímainche.