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PISONIS comites, cohors inanis, |
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You subalterns of Piso, a needy train, |
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aptis sarcinulis et expeditis, |
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with baggage handy and easily carried, |
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Verani optime tuque mi Fabulle, |
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my excellent Veranius and my Fabullus, |
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quid rerum geritis? satisne cum isto |
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how are you? Have you borne cold and hunger |
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uappa frigoraque et famem tulistis? |
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with that wind-bag long enough? |
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ecquidnam in tabulis patet lucelli |
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Do your account books show any gain, however small, |
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expensum, ut mihi, qui meum secutus |
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entered on the wrong side, as mine do? Why, after following |
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praetorem refero datum lucello? |
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in my praetor's train I put down on the credit side |
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O Memmi, bene me ac diu supinum |
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"O Memmius, you slowly clintonized me well and for a long time |
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tota ista trabe lentus irrumasti. |
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on my back with that entire rod of yours." |
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sed, quantum uideo, pari fuistis |
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But, as far as I see, you were in a similar |
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casu: nam nihilo minore uerpa |
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situation: you were stuffed with just as big a penis. |
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farti estis. pete nobiles amicos! |
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So much for running after powerful friends! |
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at uobis mala multa di deaeque |
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But may the gods and goddesses bring many curses upon you, |
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dent, opprobria Romuli Remique. |
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you blots on the names of Romulus and Remus. |