Erst crafty hakemouth
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- Eine erste Kraft (German): A good, well-qualified employee
- erst: first
- crafty: skillful in devising and carrying out underhand or evil schemes; cunning, artful
- hake: species of fish
- hakemouth: i.e., one who "drinks like fish" (note "fishdrunks" on next line)
