§210tu iam quod quaerebas habes: ille té nisi amabit ultro, §211id pro tuo capite quod dedit perdiderit tantum argenti.
You already have what you were seeking: unless he loves you of his own accord, he will have lost so much money which he gave for your life.
§212Perii hercle, ni ego illam pessumis exemplis enicasso.
By Hercules, I am ruined unless I kill that woman by the worst examples.
§213illa hanc corrumpit mulierem malesuada † vitilena.
That ill-advising procuress woman is ruining this girl.
§214Numquam ego illi possum gratiam referre ut meritust de me.
I can never return gratitude to him as he has deserved of me.
§215Scapha, id tu mihi ne suadeas, ut illúm minoris pendam.
Scapha, do not persuade me of this, that I should value him less.
§216At hoc únum facito cogites: si illum inservibis solum §217dum tibi nunc haec aetatulast, in sénecta male querere.
But make sure to think of this one thing: if you serve him alone while you now have this youth of yours, you will complain miserably in old age.
§218In anginam ego nunc me velim verti, ut veneficae illi §219fauces prehendam atque enicem scelestam stimulatricem.
I would wish myself to be turned into quinsy now, so that I may seize the throat of that witch and strangle that wicked instigator.
§220Eundem ánimum oportet nunc mihi esse gratum, ut impetravi, §221atque olim, prius quam id extudi, quom illi subblandiebar.
I ought to have the same grateful mind now that I have obtained it, as formerly, before I extracted it, when I was flattering him.
§222Divi me faciant quod volunt, ni ob istam orationem §223te liberasso denuo et ni Scapham enicasso.
May the gods do to me what they wish, if on account of that speech I do not free you again and if I do not strangle Scapha.
§224Si tibi sat acceptum est fore tibi victum sempiternum §225atque illum amatorem tibi proprium futurum in vita, §226soli gerundum censeo morem et capiundas crines.
If you are sure enough that your support will be everlasting for you, and that that lover will be your own for life, I judge that you should obey him alone and bind up your hair.
§227Vt fama est homini, exin solet pecuniam invenire.
As a person's reputation is, so they are accustomed to find money from it.
§228ego si bonam famam mihi servasso, sat ero dives.
If I preserve a good reputation for myself, I shall be rich enough.
§229Siquidem hércle vendundust pater, venibit multo potius, §230quam te me vivo umquam sinam egere aut mendicare.
By Hercules, if indeed my father must be sold, he will be sold much rather, than I would ever permit you to be in want or to beg while I am alive.
§231Quid illís futurum est ceteris qui té amant?
What will become of those others who love you?
They will love me more, when they see me returning gratitude to my well-deserver.
§233Vtinam nunc meus emortuos pater ad me nuntietur, §234ut ego exheredem meis bonis me faciam atque haec sit heres.
Would that the death of my father were now announced to me, so that I might disinherit myself of my goods and she might be the heir.
§235Iam ista quidem absumpta res erit: dies nóctesque estur bibitur, §236neque quisquam parsimoniam adhibet: sagina plane est.
Already that estate indeed will be consumed: day and night there is eating and drinking, nor does anyone practice thrift: it is plainly a stuffing-up.
§237In te hercle certumst principe ut sim parcus experiri, §238nam neque edes quicquam neque bibes apud me his decem diebus.
By Hercules, it is determined to try to be thrifty with you as the leader, for you shall neither eat nor drink anything at my house during these ten days.
§239Si quid tu in illum bene voles loqui, id loqui licebit: §240nec recte si illi dixeris, iam ecastor vapulabis.
If you wish to speak any good of him, that will be allowed to be spoken: but if you speak ill of him, by Castor, you will soon be beaten.
§241Edepol si summo Ióvi bovi eo argénto sacruficassem, §242pro illius capite quod dedi, numquam aeque id bene locassem.
By Pollux, if I had sacrificed an ox to supreme Jupiter with that money which I gave for her life, I would never have invested it so well.
§243videas eam medullitus me amare.
You may see that she loves me from her very marrow.
oh, probus homo sum: §244quae pro me causam diceret, patronum liberavi.
Oh, I am an honest man: I freed a patron who would plead my cause for me.
§245Video te nihili pendere prae Philolache omnis homines.
I see that you value all men as nothing in comparison with Philolaches.
§246nunc, ne eius causa vapulem, tibi potius adsentabor.
Now, lest I be beaten on his account, I will rather flatter you.
§248Cédo mi speculum et cum ornamentis arculam actutum, Scapha, §249ornata ut sim, quom huc adveniat Philolaches voluptas mea.
Give me the mirror and the little box with the ornaments immediately, Scapha, so that I may be adorned when Philolaches, my delight, comes here.
§250Mulier quae se suamque aetatem spernit, speculo ei usus est: §251quid opust speculo tibi, quae tute speculo speculum es maxumum?
A woman who despises herself and her age has need of a mirror: what need of a mirror have you, who yourself are the greatest mirror for a mirror?
§252Ob istuc verbum, ne nequiquam, Scapha, tam lepide dixeris, §253dabo aliquid hodie peculi tibi, Philematium mea.
On account of that word, lest you have spoken so charmingly in vain, Scapha, I will give you some pocket money today, my Philematium.
§254Suo quique loco (viden?) capillus satis compositust commode.
Is my hair arranged conveniently enough, each in its place (do you see)?
§255Vbi tu commoda es, capillum commodum esse credito.
When you yourself are convenient, believe that your hair is convenient.
§256Vah, quid illá pote peius quicquam muliere memorarier?
Alas, what worse thing can be said of that woman?
§257nunc adsentatrix scelesta est, dudum adversatrix erat.
Now she is a wicked flatterer, a moment ago she was an opponent.
§258Cedo cerussam.
Give me the white lead.
§258bQuid cerussa opust nám?
Why is there need of white lead indeed?
§258cQui malas oblinam.
To smear my cheeks.
§259Vna operá ebur atramento candefacere postules.
You might as well expect to whiten ivory with black ink.
§260Lepide dictum de atramento atque ebore.
Well said about the black ink and the ivory!
euge, plaudo Scaphae.
Excellent, I applaud Scapha.
§261Tum tu igitur cedo purpurissum.
Then give me the rouge.
§261bNon do.
I won't give it.
scita es tu quidem.
You indeed are clever.
§262nova pictura interpolare vis opus lepidissimum?
Do you wish to spoil a most charming work with new painting?
§263non istanc aetatem oportet pigmentum ullum attingere, §264neque cerussam neque melinum, neque aliam ullam offuciam.
It is not fitting for any pigment to touch that age, neither white lead, nor Melian earth, nor any other cosmetic.
§265Cape igitur speculum.
Take the mirror then.
§265bEi mihi misero, savium speculo dedit.
Ah, wretched me, she gave a kiss to the mirror.
§266nimis velim lapidem, qui ego illi speculo diminuam caput.
I would very much like a stone, with which I might break the head of that mirror.
§267Linteum cape atque exterge tibi manus.
Take the linen cloth and wipe your hands.