of
Triads
Part V
Three worst smiles-the smile of a wave,the smile of a loose
woman,the grin of a dog ready to leap.
The Three wealths of fortunate people-a ready conveyance,ale
without a habitation,a safeguard upon the road
Three sons whom chastity bears to wisdom-valour,generosity
laughter.
Three entertainers of a gathering-a jester ,a juggler, a lap-dog.
Three worst things for a chief: sloth, treachery,evil counsel.
The three things that ruin wisdom-ignornace,inaccurate knowledge,forgetfulness.
Three nurses of dignity-a fine figure a good memory,piety.
Three nurses of high spirits-pride,wooing,drunkenness.
Three dark things of the world-giving a thing into keeping,guaranteeing,fostering.
Three that are most difficult to talk to-a king about his booty,a
Viking in his hauberk,a boor who's under patronage.
Three whose spirits are highest-a young scholar after having
read his meters,a youngster who has put on mans attire, a maiden
who has been made a woman.
Three wealths in barren places-a well in a mountain,fire out
of a stone, wealth in the possession of a hard man.
Three renovators of the world-the woman of a woman,a cows udder,a
smiths moulding block.
Three concealments upon which forfeiture does not close-a wifes
dowry,the food of a married couple a boys foster fee.
Three contracts that are reversed by the decision of a judge-the
contracts of a woman,of a son,of a cotter.
Three that are incapable of special contracts-a son whose father
is alive,a betrothed woman,the serf of a chief.
Three sons that do not share inheritance-a son begotten in
a brake,the son of a slave,the son of a girl still wearing tresses.
Three chains by which evil propensity is bound-a covenant,a
monastic rule,law.
The rocks to which lawful behavior is tied:A monastery,a chieftain,the
family.
Three things that constitute a king-A contract with other kings,the
feast of Tara,abundance during his reign.
Three locks that lock up secrets-shame silence.closeness/
Three keys that unlock thoughts:drunkenness,trustfulness,love.
Three inheritances that are divided in the presence of heirs-the
inheritance of a jester,of a madman and of an old man.
Three youthful sisters-desire,beauty,generosity.
Three aged sisters-Groaning,chastity,ugliness
Three well-bred sisters-constancy,well-spokenness,kindliness
Three Ill-bred sisters-fierceness,lustfulness,obduracy
Three sisters of good fortune-good breeding,liberality,mirth
Three sisters of good repute-dilligence,prudence,bountifulness
Three sisters of ill-repute-intertness,grudging,closefistedness
Three angry sisters-blasphemy,strife,foulmouthedness
Three irreverent sisters-usefulness,an easy bearing ,firmness
Three reverent sisters-usefulness,an easy bearing,firmness.
Three causes that do not die with neglect-the causes of an
imbecile,and of oppression, and of ignorance
Three bloodsheds that need not be impunged-the bloodshed of
battle,of jealousy,of mediating
Three cohabitations that do not pay a marriage-portion-taking
her by force,outraging her without her knowledge through drunkenness,her
being violated by a king.
Three that are not entitled to exemption-restoring a son, the
tools of an artificer,hostageship
Three deposits that need not be returned-the deposits of an
imbecile,and of a high dignitary,and a fixed deposit
Three dead ones that are paid for with living things-an apple-tree,a
hazel bush,a sacred grove.
Three that neither swear nor are sworn-a woman,a son who does
not support his father, a dumb person.
Three that are not entitled to u\renunciation of authority-a
son and his father, a wife and her husband, a serf and his lord.
Thre who do not adjudicate though they are possessed of wisdom-a
man who sues,a man who is being sued, a man who is bribed to give
judgment
Three on whom acknowledgement does not fall in its time-death,ignorance,carelessnes.
Three maidens that bring hatred upon misfortune-talking,laziness,insincerity
Three maidens that bring love to good fortune-silence,diligence,sincerity.
Three hateful things in speech-stiffness,obscurity,a bad delivery.
Three Steadinesses of good womanhood-keeping a steady tongue,a
steady chastity and a steady housewifery.
Three strayings of bad womanhood -letting her tongue and her
housewifery go astray.
Three excellences of dress-elegance,comfort, lastingness
Three that are not entitled to sick-maintenance-a man who absconds
from his chief,from his family,from a poet.
