Mentula habet īnstar trīgintā iūgera prātī,
quadrāgintā arvī: cētera sunt maria.
Cūr nōn dīvitiīs Croesum superāre potis sit,
ūnō quī in saltū tot bona possideat,
prāta, arva, ingentēs silvās, altāsque palūdes 5
usque ad Hyperboreōs et mare ad Ōceanum?
Omnia magna haec sunt, tamen ipsest maximus ultrō,
nōn homo, sed vērō mentula magna mināx.
vocabulary
mentula mentulae f.: penis
instar n.: (indecl.): the equivalent or equal; adverbial w/ gen., to the extent (of)
trīgintā; trīcēsimus or trīcēnsimus –a –um: indecl. num. adj., thirty
iūgerum –ī n.: a measure of land, about two-thirds of an acre
prātum prātī n.: meadow
quādrāginta; quādrāgesimus –a –um: indecl. num. adj., forty
Croesus –ī m.: Croesus, sixth century B.C. king of Lydia, famous for his wealth
saltus saltūs m.: rough woodland broken with glades; a large country estate
bonum –ī n.: any good thing or circumstance, boon, blessing, benefit; pl. "goods" as property, one's estate
possideō –ēre –sēdī –sessus: have (land) in one's control; hold as property
palūs –ūdis f.: swamp 5
Hyperboreī –ōrum m. pl.: a legendary people of the far north
ōceanus –ī m.: Oceanus, god of the sea, husband of Tethys
ultrō: to a point farther off; of one's own accord, unasked
mināx –ācis: menacing, threatening