Upton Sinclair, ed. (1878–1968). rn The Cry for Justice: An Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest. 1915.

Concerning Wealth. III.
(From the Icelandic, Eleventh Century)

Icelandic

I SAW the well-filled barns

Of the child of wealth;

Now leans he on the staff of the beggar.

Thus are riches,

As the glance of an eye,

They are an inconstant friend.