In tē, sī in quemquam, dīcī pote, pūtide Victī,

id quod verbōsīs dīcitur et fatuīs.

Istā cum linguā, sī ūsus veniat tibi, possīs

cūlōs et crepidās lingere carpatinās.

Sī nōs omnīnō vīs omnēs perdere, Victī,  5

hīscās: omnīnō quod cupis efficiēs.

    pūtidus –a –um: rotten; foul, stinking

    Victius –iī m.: Roman nomen gentile

    verbōsus –a –um: full of words, long-winded, talkative

    fatuus –a –um: feeble minded, silly, foolish, asinine

    cūlus cūlī m.: anus

    crepida –ae f.: a thick-soled sandal of a Greek type

    lingō lingere linxī linctum: lick

    carpatinus –a –um: made of hide

    omnīnō: absolutely, altogether 5

    hīscō –ere: begin to open; open the mouth to speak

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