§1162Pol véro ista mala et tú nihili.
By Pollux indeed she is bad, and you are worthless.
§1162bQuid múlta? ego amo.
Why many words? I am in love.
§1162cAn amas?
You love?
§1162dναὶ γάρ.
Yes indeed.
§1163Tun, hómo putide, amatór istac fieri aétate audes?
Do you, you rotten man, dare to become a lover at that age of yours?
§1163bQuí non?
Why not?
§1164Quia flágitium est.
Because it is a disgrace.
§1164bQuid opúst verbis? meo fílio non sum irátus, §1165neque té tuost aequom esse íratum: si amánt, sapienter fáciunt.
What need is there of words? I am not angry with my son, nor is it fair that you be angry with yours: if they love, they act wisely.
§1166Sequere hác.
Follow this way.
Look, there they go at last, the enticers and persuaders to shame.
quid núnc? etiam reddítis nobis §1168filiós et servom? an ego éxperiortecúm vim maiorem?
What now? Are you at last returning to us our sons and slave? Or shall I try greater force with you?
§1168bÁbin hinc?
Will you go away from here?
§1169non hómo tu quidem es, qui istóc pacto tam lépidam inlepide appélles.
You are indeed no man, who address so charming a woman so uncharmingly in that manner.
§1170Senex óptime quantumst ín terra, sine me hóc exorare ábs te, §1171ut istúc delictum désistas tanto ópere ire oppugnátum.
Best old man of all that are on earth, let me obtain this from you by entreaty, that you cease to attack that fault of theirs so vehemently.
§1172Ni abeás, quamquam tu bélla es, malum tíbi magnum dabo iám.
Unless you go away, although you are beautiful, I will give you a great trouble right now.
I will endure it, I do not fear that anything you strike will cause me pain.
§1173bVt blandíloquast!
How sweet-talking she is!
§1174ei míhi, metuo.
Ah me, I am afraid.
§1174bHic magis tránquillust.
This one is more calm.
§1175I hac mécum intro atque ibi, sí quid vis,filiúm concastigáto.
Go inside this way with me, and there, if you wish, chastise your son.
§1176Abin á me, scelus?
Will you go away from me, you wicked monster?
§1176bSine, méa pietas, te exorem.
Allow me, my sweet, to persuade you.
§1176cExores tú me?
You persuade me?
§1177Ego quídem ab hoc certe exórabo.
I at least will certainly obtain it from this one.
§1177bImmo ego te óro, ut me intro abdúcas.
Nay, I entreat you to lead me inside.
§1178Lepidúm te.
How charming of you!
§1178bAt scin quo pácto me ad te intro ábducas?
But do you know on what condition you are to lead me inside to your place?
§1178cMecum út sis.
That you be with me.
§1179Omnía quae cupio cómmemoras.
You mention everything I desire.
§1179aVidi égo nequam homines, vérum te
I have seen worthless men, but you...
§1180nemínem deteriorem.
no one worse.
§1180bÍta sum.
So I am.
§1181I hac mécum intro, ubi tibi sít lepide victíbus, vino atque unguéntis.
Go inside this way with me, where you may have a charming time with food, wine, and perfumes.
§1182Satis, sátis iam vostrist cónvivi: me níl paenitet ut sim ácceptus:
Enough, enough now of your banquet! I do not regret at all how I have been received.
§1183quadringéntis Philippis fílius me et Chrysálus circumduxérunt.
my son and Chrysalus have cheated me of four hundred Philippi.
§1184quem quídem ego ut non excrúciem, altérum tantum auri nón meream.
indeed, if I do not torture him, may I not earn another such amount of gold.
§1185Quid tándem, si dimídium auri reddítur, in hac mecum íntro? atque ut
What if, after all, if half of the gold is returned, you go inside with me this way?
§1186eis délicta ignoscás.
And so that you forgive them their offenses.
§1186bFaciet.
He will do it.
§1186aMinime, nolo.
By no means, I don't want to.
nil móror, sine sic.
I don't care, let it be so.
§1187malo íllos ulcisci ámbo.
I prefer to punish both of them.
§1188Etiám tu, homo nihili? quód di dant boni cáve culpa tua amissis: §1189dimídium auri datur: áccipias, potésque et scortum accúmbas.
Still you refuse, you worthless man? Take care you do not lose by your own fault what good the gods give you. half of the gold is given: accept it, and you can drink and recline with a mistress.
§1190Egon úbi filius corrúmpatur meus, íbi potem?
Am I to drink there where my son is being corrupted?
§1190bPotandumst.
You must drink.
§1191Age iam, íd ut ut est, étsi est dédecori, patiár, facere inducam ánimum:
Come now, however that is, although it is a disgrace, I will endure it, I will bring my mind to do it.
§1192egon, cum haéc cum illo accubet, ínspectem?
Am I, while she reclines with him, to look on?
§1192bImmo equidém pol tecum accúmbam, te amábo et te amplexábor.
Nay, by Pollux, I indeed will recline with you, I will love you and embrace you.
§1193Caput prúrit, perii, víx negito.
My head itches, I am undone, I can hardly refuse.
§1194Non tíbi venit in mentém, amabo, si dúm vivas tibi béne facias §1195tam pól id quidem esse haud perlónginquom, neque, si hóc hodie amissís, post in §1195amorte éventurum esse úmquam?
Does it not come into your mind, please, that if while you live you do well to yourself, by Pollux, that time indeed is not very long, nor, if you lose this today, will it afterwards ever happen in death?
§1196Quid agó?
What shall I do?
§1196bQuid agas? rogitás etiam?
What should you do? Do you even ask?
§1196cLibet ét metuo.
I desire to, and yet I am afraid.
§1196dQuid métuis?
What do you fear?
§1197Ne obnóxius filio sim ét servo.
Lest I be beholden to my son and slave.
§1197bMel méum, amabo, etsi haec fíunt, §1198tuost: únde illum sumére censes, nisi quód tute illi déderis?
My honey, please, although these things happen, he is yours: whence do you think he will get anything, except what you yourself have given him?
§1199hanc véniam illis sine te éxorem.
allow me to obtain this pardon for them from you.
How she bores! Is that which was firmly resolved in me now being obtained from me by her entreaty?
§1201tua sum ópera et propter te ímprobior.
I am more wicked by your doing and because of you.
§1201bNemínis quam mea mavéllem.
I would prefer it by no one else's doing than mine.
§1202satin égo istuc habeo fírmatum?
Do I have that sufficiently confirmed?
§1202bQuod sémel dixi haud mutábo.
What I have once said, I will not change.
The day is passing, go inside to recline, your sons are waiting for you inside.
§1204bQuam quídem actutum emoriámur.
Indeed, may we die as soon as possible.
§1205Vespér hic est, sequimini.
It is evening here, follow.
§1205bDúcite nos quo lúbet tamquam quidem addíctos.
Lead us where you please, just like enslaved debtors.
§1206Lepide ípsi hi sunt captí, suis qui filiís fecere insídias.
Charmingly have these very men been caught, who laid snares for their own sons.
§1207Hí senes nisi fuíssent nihili iam índe ab adulescéntia, §1208non hodie hoc tantum flagitium facerent canis capitibus; §1209neque adeo haec faceremus, ni antehac vidissemus fieri, §1210ut apud lenones rivales filiis fierent patres.
Unless these old men had been worthless ever since their youth, they would not today commit such a great disgrace with their grey heads; nor indeed would we represent these things, unless we had seen it happen before, namely, that at the houses of pimps fathers became rivals to their sons.
§1211spectatores, vos valere volumus et clare adplaudere.
Spectators, we wish you well, and that you applaud loudly.