@thor In the drama "Driftekaren" by Hans E Kinck, the main character is sort of torn between a poetic nature and the dodgy - sometimes outright evil - stuff he does to get ahead. After a dodgy deal he puts it this way ("drift" here means "herd" as in animals):
"Det gjelder styre store syners drift,
å nytte dem, å tvinge dem i kve og grind"