§612Flagitium quidem hercle fiet, nisi dos dabitur virgini.
By Hercules, indeed it will be a disgrace unless a dowry is given to the maiden.
§613postremo edepol ego istam rem ad me áttinere intellego.
In the end, by Pollux, I understand that this matter concerns me.
§614ibo ad meum castigatorem atque ab eo consilium petam. — §615Propemodum quid illic festinet sentio et subolet mihi: §616ut agro evortat Lesbonicum, quando evortit aedibus.
I will go to my chastiser and seek counsel from him.— I almost perceive what that fellow is hastening for, and it smells to me: that he may overthrow Lesbonicus from his field, since he has overthrown him from his house.
§617o ere Charmides, quam apsenti hic tua res distrahitur tibi!
O master Charmides, how in your absence your property here is being torn apart for you!
§618utinam te rediisse salvom videam, ut inimicos tuos §619ulciscare, ut míhi, ut erga te fui et sum, referas gratiam.
Would that I might see you returned safe, so that you may avenge yourself on your enemies, and so that you may return favor to me, as I have been and am toward you.
§620nimium difficilest reperiri amicum ita ut nomen cluet, §621quoi tuam quom rem credideris, síne omni cura dormias.
It is too difficult to find a friend such as the name suggests, to whom when you have entrusted your affair, you may sleep without any care.
§622sed generum nostrum ire eccillum video cum adfini suo.
But I see our son-in-law coming yonder with his kinsman.
§623nescio quíd non satis inter eos convenit: celeri gradu §624eunt uterque, ille reprehendit hunc priorem pallio.
I know not what is not quite agreed between them: with swift step both are going, that one is holding back this former one by his cloak.
§625haud ineuscheme astiterunt.
They have stopped not inelegantly.
huc aliquantum apscessero: §626est lubido orationem audire duorum adfinium.
I will withdraw a bit hither: I have a desire to hear the talk of the two kinsmen.
§627Sta ilico, noli avorsari neque te occultassis mihi.
Stand right there, do not turn away, nor hide yourself from me.
§628Potin ut me ire quo profectus sum sinas?
Can you not allow me to go whither I have set out?
If it should seem to be to your interest, Lesbonicus, for your glory or fame, I would allow it.
§630Quod est facillumum, facís.
You are doing what is easiest.
§630bQuid id est?
What is that?
§630cAmico iniuriam.
An injury to a friend.
§631Neque meumst neque facere didici.
It is neither my way, nor have I learned to do it.
§631bIndoctus quam docte facis.
Unlearned as you are, how learnedly you do it!
§632quid faceres, si quis docuisset te, ut sic odio esses mihi?
What would you do if someone had taught you how to be so hateful to me?
§633bene cum simulas facere mihi te, male facis, male consulis.
When you pretend to do good to me, you do evil, you counsel badly.
§634Egone?
I?
§634bTune.
You.
§634cQuid male facio?
What evil am I doing?
§634dQuod ego nolo, id cum facis.
When you do that which I do not wish.
§635Tuae rei bene consulere cupio.
I desire to counsel well for your interest.
§635bTu es melior quam egomet mihi?
Are you better to me than I am to myself?
§636sat sapio, satis in rem quae sint meam ego conspicio mihi.
I am wise enough, I see clearly enough for myself what things are to my interest.
§637An id est sapere, ut qui beneficium a benevolente repudies?
Or is this to be wise, that you, as one who rejects a benefit from a well-wisher?
§638Nullum beneficium ésse duco id quod quoi facias non placet.
I consider no benefit to be that which is not pleasing to the one to whom you do it.
§639scio ego et sentio ipse quid agam, neque mens officio migrat, §640nec tuis depellar dictis quin rumori serviam.
I know and feel myself what I am doing, nor does my mind depart from duty, nor shall I be deterred by your words from serving public rumor.
§641Quid ais? nam retineri nequeo quin dicam ea quae promeres:
What do you say?
§642itan tandem hanc maiores famam tradiderunt tibi tui, §643ut virtute eorum anteparta per flagitium perderes?
For I cannot be held back from saying those things which you deserve: did your ancestors indeed hand down this reputation to you, so that you might lose through disgrace what was previously acquired by their virtue?
§644atque honori posterorum tuorum ut vindex fieres, §645tibi paterque avosque facilem fecit et planam viam §646ad quaerundum honorem: tu fecisti ut difficilis foret, §647culpa maxume et desidia tuisque stultis moribus.
And so that you might become a defender of the honor of your posterity, your father and grandfather made the way easy and smooth for you to seek honor: you have made it so that it is difficult, especially by your fault and laziness, and by your foolish character.
§648praeoptavisti, amorem tuom uti virtuti praeponeres.
You preferred to place your love before virtue.
§649nunc te hoc pacto credis posse optegere errata? aha, non itast:
Now do you believe you can cover up your errors in this way?
§650cape sis virtutem animo et corde expelle desidiam tuo: §651in foro operam amicis da, ne in lecto amicae, ut solitus es.
Aha, it is not so: take, please, virtue in your mind, and expel laziness from your heart: give your effort to friends in the forum, not to a mistress in bed, as you are accustomed.
§652atque ego istum agrum tíbi relinqui ób eam rem enixe expeto, §653ut tibi sit qui te corrigere possis, ne omnino inopiam §654cives obiectare possint tibi, quos tu inimicos habes.
And I earnestly desire that field to be left to you for this reason, so that you may have wherewith you can correct yourself, lest your citizens, whom you have as enemies, be able to object complete poverty to you.
§655Omnia ego istaec quae tu dixti scio, vel exsignavero, §656ut rem patriam et gloriam maiorum foedarim meum: §657scibam ut esse me deceret, facere non quibam miser; §658ita vi Veneris vinctus, otio captus in fraudem incidi.
I know all those things which you have said, I would even seal it, how I have defiled my paternal property and the glory of my ancestors: I knew how it became me to be, but, miserable, I was unable to act; thus bound by the force of Venus, captured by ease, I fell into ruin.
§659et tibi nunc, proinde ut merere, summas habeo gratias.
And to you now, just as you deserve, I give the greatest thanks.
§660At operam perire meam sic et te haec dicta corde spernere † §661perpeti nequeo, simul me piget parum pudere te; §662et postremo, nisi mi auscultas atque hoc ut dico facis, §663tute pone te latebis facile, ne inveniat te Honor, §664in occulto iacebis cum te maxume clarum voles.
But that my effort should perish thus, and that you should despise these words in your heart, I cannot endure, and at the same time it vexes me that you have too little shame; and finally, unless you listen to me and do as I say, you will easily hide yourself behind yourself, lest Honor find you, you will lie in secret when you wish to be most famous.