Quid facit is, Gellī, quī cum mātre atque sorōre
prūrit, et abiectīs pervigilat tunicīs?
Quid facit is, patruum quī nōn sinit esse marītum?
Ecquid scīs quantum suscipiat sceleris?
Suscipit, ō Gellī, quantum nōn ultima Tēthys 5
nec genitor Nymphārum abluit Ōceanus:
nam nihil est quicquam sceleris, quō prōdeat ultrā,
nōn sī dēmissō sē ipse voret capite.
vocabulary
Gellius –ī m.: Roman nomen gentile, identified with L. Gellius Poplicola
prūriō prūrīre: itch, tingle; have a sexual craving, be sexually excited
abiciō abicere abiēcī abiectum: throw away, cast off; dismiss, belittle, minimize
pervigilō pervigilāre pervigilāvī pervigilātus: stay awake all night
tunica tunicae f. tunic, a standard garment worn by both sexes
patruus patruī m.: paternal uncle
ecquid: interr. pron., is there anyone (anything) that? anyone, anything, something
ō: interjection, expressing grief, pleasure, indignation, or adjuration 5
Tēthys Tēthyos f.: a sea-goddess, wife of Oceanus, mother of Doris, grandmother of Thetis
genitor genitōris m.: father; pl., parents
nympha –ae (nymphē –ēs) f.: a semidivine female nature spirit
abluō –ere –luī –lūtus: wash away, wash clean
ōceanus –ī m.: Oceanus, god of the sea, husband of Tethys
prōdeō prōdīre prōdiī prōditum : come or go forward; advance
dēmittō dēmittere dēmīsī dēmissum: drop; lower
vorō vorāre vorāvī vorātus: devour, eat up