The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

How well I feathered by nest.

How well I feathered by nest.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

Charity sees the need not the cause.

Charity sees the need not the cause.

We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.

We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.

Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.

Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!

Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!