Reverence for God and Duty to Parents and Country

Notes

1. §1.1.2.prUeluti — This fragment is an extremely short sentence isolated from its original context. The adverb ueluti (as, for example) is understood to introduce concrete examples of the law of nations (ius gentium) mentioned in the preceding text, or of universal human duties. The main verb is omitted.
2. §1.1.2.prut parentibus et patriae pareamus — An ut-clause containing the present subjunctive verb pareamus (first-person plural). It stands in apposition to or parallel with the noun religio, functioning substantively to mean 'that we should obey our parents and country'. The nouns parentibus and patriae are in the dative case, governed by the intransitive verb pareo (to obey).