Ō fūrum optime balneāriōrum

Vibennī pater et cinaede fīlī

(nam dextrā pater inquinātiōre,

cūlō fīlius est vorāciōre),

cūr nōn exilium malāsque in ōrās 5

ītis? Quandoquidem patris rapīnae

nōtae sunt populō, et natīs pilōsās,

fīlī, nōn potes asse vēnditāre.

    ō: interjection, expressing grief, pleasure, indignation, or adjuration

    fūr fūris m.: thief, robber

    balneāria -ōrum n. pl.: bathing establishments, baths

    Vibennius –iī m.: a Roman name

    cinaedus –a –um: a catamite or passive homosexual, one who submits to anal intercourse; an effeminate male

    dextera dextera f.: the right hand

    inquinātus -a -um: soiled, filthy; stained with guilt, morally impure

    cūlus cūlī m.: anus

    vorāx vorācis m.: ravenous, insatiable

    ōra –ae f.: shore, region  5

    quandōquidem: since

    rapīna –ae f.: plunder

    natis –is f.: buttock

    pilōsus –a –um: hairy, shaggy

    ās assis m.: a copper coin of negligible value, like a penny

    venditō –āre –āvī –ātum: offer for sale; prostitute

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