We have water, we have porridge.
(So let’s count ourselves happy.) is the first person plural form of habeō, habēre, habuī, habitum (2): to have. Aquam is the accusative singular form of aqua, aquae (1f): water. is the first person plural form of habeō, habēre, habuī, habitum (2): to have. Polentam is the accusative singular form of polenta, polentae (1f): crushed grain (esp. barley).
What are they doing there?
Quid is the neuter accusative singular form of quis/quis/quid (interrog. pron.): who? what? Ibi (adv.): there. is the third person plural form of faciō, facere, fēcī, factum (3, –iō): to do; make.
I do not love this one if I am unwilling to hurt his feelings.
More literally: I do not love that one unless I offend (him).
Nōn: not. , amāre, amāvī, amātum (1): to love. Illum is the masculine accusative singular form of ille/illa/illud (pron.): that, that one; he, she, it. Nisi (conj.): if not, unless; except. Offendō, offendere, offendī, offēnsum (3): to strike; offend.
You (pl.) call the ending of slavery an insult.
Iniūriam is the accusative singular form of iniūria, iniūriae (1f): injury, wrong, insult. is the second person plural form of vocō, vocāre, vocāvī, vocātum (1): to call; summon. Fīnem is the accusative singular form of fīnis, fīnis (3m): bound, boundary, border, limit; end. Servitūs, servitūtis (3f): slavery, servitude.
You (sg.) are holding an eel by the tail.
Caudā is the ablative singular form of cauda, caudae (1f): tail. is the second person singular form of teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentum (2): to hold; keep; restrain. Anguillam is the accusative singular form of anguilla, anguillae (1f): eel.
He who hears you, hears me.
Quī /quae/quod (rel. pron.): who, which, that, what. Vōs is the accusative form of vōs: you (pl.). is the third person singular form of audiō, audīre, audīvī/audiī, audītum (4): to hear. Mē: me—the accusative form of ego: I. is the third person singular form of audiō, audīre, audīvī/audiī, audītum (4): to hear.
He trusts nothing to fortune.
Nihil (n, indeclinable, nom. or acc. only—here acc.): nothing. Fortūnae is the dative singular form of fortūna, fortūnae (1f): fortune, chance, luck. is the third person singular form of crēdō, crēdere, crēdidī, crēditum (3): to entrust; lend (money); trust; believe.
For you must not reckon thus:
More literally: For you (pl.) must not think this:
Nōn: not. Enim (particle): for, indeed. is the second person plural form of dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitum (2): to owe; ought, should, must. Hoc is the neuter accusative singular form of hic/haec/hoc (pron.): this, this one; he, she, it. Cōgitō, cōgitāre, cōgitāvī, cōgitātum (1): to think.
He thinks that he desires it.
More literally: He supposes himself to desire (it).
is the third person singular form of putō, putāre, putāvī, putātum (1): to think, suppose, regard as. Sē: himself—the accusative form of the reflexive pronoun. Cupiō, cupere, cupīvī/cupiī, cupītum (3, –iō): to desire, wish.
For by faith you (pl.) stand.
Nam (particle): for. Fidē is the ablative singular form of fidēs, fideī (5f): faith; good faith, honesty; trust; loyalty; credence, belief. is the second person plural form of stō, stāre, stetī, statum (1): to stand.
We receive a sort of shock when we hear such sayings.
More literally: We hear these with a certain (a kind of) blow.
Haec is the neuter accusative plural form of hic/haec/hoc (pron.): this, this one; he, she, it (these things). Cum (prep.): with (takes the ablative). Ictū is the ablative singular form of ictus, ictūs (4m): blow; bite or sting (esp. of a snake of insect). Quōdam is the m/n ablative singular form of quīdam/quaedam/quoddam (adj.): some, a certain, a(n); a kind of. is the first person plural form of audiō, audīre, audīvī/audiī, audītum (4): to hear.
Already you (sg.) come.
Iam (adv.): already; now. is the second person singular form of veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventum (4): to come.
They do give it, without realizing it.
More literally: The give (it) and they do not realize (it).
(He’s talking about people who give away their time.) is the third person plural form of dō, dare, dedī, datum (1, irreg. —but the form needed here doesn’t differ from the regular conjugation): to give; assign, attribute. Neque/ nec (conj. and adv.): and not, nor; neither, not either, not even. Intellegunt is the third person plural form of intellegō, intellegere, intellēxī, intellēctum (3): to understand; realize.
I do not know what I know.
(A pledge to keep quiet.) Quod is the neuter accusative singular form of quī/quae/quod (rel. pron.): who, which, that, what. , scīre, scīvī/sciī, scītum (4): to know. , nescīre, nescīvī/nesciī, nescītum (4): to not know.
Shall we do it or not?
More literally: Ought we to do (it) or not?
Faciō, facere, fēcī, factum (3, –iō): to do; make. is the first person plural form of dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitum (2): to owe, ought, should, must. An (interrog. particle): whether (starting an indirect question); or (in a question); it can also start a direct question. Nōn: not.
Why do you laugh?
Alt. : What are you laughing at?
Quid is the neuter accusative singular form of quis/quis/quid (interrog. pron.): who? what? —the neuter accusative form can be used as an adverb meaning why? is the second person plural form of rīdeō, rīdēre, rīsī, rīsum (2): to laugh.
I say no more.
More literally: I do not say more things.
Plūra is the neuter accusative form of plūrēs/plūrēs/plūra (3, plural): more numerous, more (in number); more than one, several; many—here used substantively to mean more things. Nōn: not. , dīcere, dīxī, dictum (3): to say.
Many know that it is so.
More literally: Many know (it) to be so.
Multī is the masculine nominative plural form of multus/multa/multum (1/2): much, many—an adjective used substantively. Esse: to be. Ita (adv.): so, thus, in this/that way. is the third person plural form of sciō, scīre, scīvī/sciī, scītum (4): to know.
He who proves too much proves nothing.
Quī /quae/quod (rel. pron.): who, which, that, what. Nimium is the accusative singular form of nimium, nimiī (2n): an excessive amount, too much (a common substantive use of nimius/nimia/nimium (1/2): excessive). is the third person singular form of probō, probāre, probāvī, probātum (1): to try, test; approve; prove, demonstrate. Nihil (n, indeclinable, nom. or acc. only—here acc.): nothing. is the third person singular form of probō, probāre, probāvī, probātum (1): to try, test; approve; prove, demonstrate.