§568bQuid ego nunc cum illoc agam?
What should I do with that fellow now?
§569Idem quod semper: male habeas; sic censeo.
The same as always: treat him badly; so I advise.
§570huc concedamus: ex insidiis aucupa.
Let us withdraw here: lie in wait and catch him.
§571Vt hóc utimúr maximé more móro §572moléstoque múltum, atque utí quique súnt §573optumí, maxumé morem habént hunc: §574cliéntes sibi ómnes volúnt esse múltos: §575boníne an malí sint, id haúd quaeritánt; §576res magís quaeritúr quam cliéntum fidés §577cuius modí clueat.
How we follow this most foolish and highly troublesome habit, and how those who are the most excellent, especially have this habit: they all want to have many clients for themselves: whether they are good or bad, they do not ask at all; wealth is sought more than the clients' fidelity, of whatever sort it may be rumored to be.
If he is poor and not bad, he is considered worthless, but if a rich man is bad, he is considered a worthy client.
Those who respect neither laws nor equity and goodness anywhere, keep their patrons anxious.
§582datúm denegánt quod datum ést, litiúm plení, rapaces §583virí, fraudulénti, §584qui aut faénore aut periúriis habént rem parátam, §584amens est in quo
They deny what was given has been given, full of lawsuits, rapacious men, fraudulent, who have their property prepared either by usury or by perjury, in whom their mind is set on deceit.
§585eís ubi dicitur dies, simul patronis dicitur.
When a day for trial is appointed for them, it is appointed for their patrons at the same time.
§587aut ád populum aut ín iure aut ápud aedilem rés est.
The matter is either before the people, or in court, or before the aedile.
§588sicút me hodie nimis sóllicitum cliens quídam habuit, neque quód volui §589agere aút quicum licitumst, ita med attinuit, ita detinuit.
Just as today a certain client kept me exceedingly anxious, and neither what I wanted to do, nor with whom it was permitted, so did he hold me, so did he detain me.
§590ápud aediles pro eius factis plurumisque pessumisque §591dixi causam, condiciones tetuli tortas, confragosas: §592aut plus aut minus quám opus fuerat dicto dixeram † controversiam, ut §593sponsio fierét.
Before the aediles, for his deeds, both very many and very worst, I pleaded his cause, I brought forward twisted, rugged conditions: I had said either more or less than was necessary in my speech concerning the dispute, so that a wager might be made.
quid ille? qui praedem dedit.
What did he do? He who gave a surety.
§594néc magis manufestum ego hominem úmquam ullum teneri vidi: §595omnibus male factis testes tres aderant acerrumi.
Nor have I ever seen any man held more manifestly guilty: for all his evil deeds, three most fierce witnesses were present.
§596di illum ómnes perdant, íta mihi hunc hódie corrupít diem, §597meque adeo, quí hodie forum umquam oculis inspexi meis.
May all the gods destroy him, so did he ruin this day of mine today, and myself indeed, who today ever looked upon the forum with my own eyes.
I ruined an excellent day: I ordered lunch to be prepared, my mistress is waiting for me, I know.
ubi primum est licitum, ílico §600properavi abire de foro.
As soon as it was permitted, immediately I hastened to depart from the forum.
iratast, credo, nunc mihi; §601placabit palla quam dedi, §601aquam hódie uxori ábstuli atque huic détuli Erótio.
She is angry with me now, I believe; the mantle will appease her, which I gave, which today I took away from my wife and brought to this Erotium.
§602Quid aís?
What do you say?
§602bViro me malo mále nuptam.
That I am miserably married to a bad husband.
§602cSatin aúdis quae illic lóquitur?
Do you hear well enough what he is saying?
§603Satis.
Well enough.
§603bSí sapiam, hinc intro ábeam, ubi mi bene sít.
If I am wise, I should go inside from here, where it would be good for me.
§603cMane: male erit pótius.
Wait: it will be bad for you instead.
§604Ne íllam ecastor faénerato ábstulisti.
By Castor, indeed you have taken that away with interest.
§604bSíc datur.
That's the way it is.
§605Clanculum te istaec flagitia facere censebas potis?
Did you think you were able to do those shameful deeds secretly?
§606Quid illuc est, uxor, negoti?
What is that business, wife?
§606bMen rogas?
Do you ask me?
§606cVin hunc rogem?
Do you want me to ask him?
§607Aufer hinc palpationes.
Take away your coaxing from here.
§607bPerge tu.
Go on.
§608bTe scire oportet.
You ought to know.
§608cScit, sed dissimulat malus.
He knows, but he dissembles, the rogue.
§609Quid negotist?
What is the matter?
§610Nil equidem paveo.
Indeed I tremble at nothing.
§610bNisi unum: palla pallorem incutit.
Except one thing: the mantle strikes paleness into you.
§611at tu ne clam me comesses prandium.
But as for you, you shouldn't have devoured the lunch secretly from me.
perge in virum.
Go on against your husband.
§612Non taces?
Won't you be quiet?
§612bNon hercle vero taceo.
By Hercules, indeed I will not be quiet.
nutat, ne loquar.
He is nodding to me not to speak.
§613Non hercle ego quidem usquam quicquam nuto neque nicto tibi.
By Hercules, I indeed am not nodding or winking to you in any way.
§614Ne ego mecastor mulier misera.
By Castor, indeed I am a wretched woman.
§614bQui tu misera es? mi expedi.
How are you wretched? Explain to me.
§615Nihil hoc confidentius, qui quae vides ea pernegat.
Nothing is more shameless than this fellow, who flatly denies what you see.
I swear by Jupiter and all the gods, wife (is this enough for you?) that I did not nod to that fellow.
§617bCredit iam tibi de isto: illuc redi.
She believes you now about that: return to that other matter.
§618Quó ego redeam?
Where should I return?
§618bEquidem ad phrygionem censeo.
To the embroiderer, indeed I think.
ei, pallam refer.
Go, bring back the mantle.
§619Quae istaec palla est?
What is that mantle?
§619bTaceo iam, quando haec rem non meminit suam.
I am silent now, since he does not remember his own business.
Has any of the servants done wrong? Do the maidservants or the slaves talk back? Speak out.
impune non erit.
It shall not be unpunished.
§621bNugas agis.
You are playing trifles.
§622Tristis admodum es.
You are very sad.
non mi istuc satis placet.
That does not please me at all.
§622bNugas agis.
You are playing trifles.
§623Certe familiarium aliquoi írata es.
Certainly you are angry with someone of the household.
§623bNugas agis.
You are playing trifles.
§624Num mihi es irata saltem?
Are you angry with me, at least?
§624bNunc tu non nugas agis.
Now you are not playing trifles.
§625Non edepol deliqui quicquam.
By Pollux, I have not done anything wrong.
§625bEm rursum nunc nugas agis.
Look, now again you are playing trifles.
§626Dic, mea uxor, quid tibi aegre est?
Tell me, my wife, what is trouble to you?
§626bBellus blanditur tibi.
The pretty boy is coaxing you.
§627Potin ut mihi molestus ne sis? num te appello?
Can you not be troublesome to me? Do I address you?
§627bAufer manum.
Take away your hand.