Passages from Horace

Laetus /laeta/laetum (1/2): joyful, glad, happy. In (prep.): (with abl.) in, on; (with acc.) into; for. Praesens is the neuter accusative singular form of praesens, praesentis (3, adj.): present (used substantively to mean the present time, the present). Animus, animī (2m): mind, soul. Quī/quae/ quod (rel. pron.): who, which, that, what. Ultrā (adv.): beyond, farther. Est: is. Ōderit is the third person singular subjunctive form of ōdī, ōdisse, ōsūm (irreg.): to hate (perfect forms have present meanings) (a jussive subjunctive). Cūrō, cūrāre, cūrāvī, cūrātum (1): to take care of, look after; care (for or about); cure, heal. (Let the mind joyful for the present hate to care about what is beyond. . .)

Et (conj.): and. Amāra is the neuter accusative plural form of amārus/amāra/amārum (1/2): bitter; caustic, unpleasant, irritable. Lentō is the m/n ablative singular form of lentus/lenta/lentum (1/2): slow, sluggish; indifferent, easy, unconcerned. Temperet is the third person singular subjunctive form of temperō, temperāre, temperāvī, temperātum (1): to restrain, temper, moderate, regulate; behave with moderation, be temperate, be moderate (another jussive subjunctive). Rīsū is the ablative singular form of rīsus, rīsūs (4m): laughter; object of laughter, joke. (. . . and temper bitter things with easy laughter. . .)

Nihil (n, indeclinable, nom. or acc. only—here nom.): nothing. Est: is. Ab /ā (prep.): (away) from; by (takes the ablative). Omnī is the m/f/n ablative singular form of omnis/omnis/omne (3): all; every. Parte is the ablative singular form of pars, partis (3f): part, share; side. Beātus/beāta/ beātum (1/2): happy; prosperous. (. . . nothing is happy from every side—i.e., in every respect.)

Quī (interrog. adv.): how? by what means? Fit is the third person singular form of fīō, fierī, —, — (irreg.): to be done; be made; happen, come about; become. Maecēnās is the vocative singular form of Maecēnās, Maecēnātis (3m): Roman cognomen, here of a patron of Horace. Ut (conj. , with subjunctive): that, so that. Nēmō, nēminis (3m/f): no one. (How does it happen, Maecenas, that no one. . .)

Quam is the feminine accusative singular form of quī/quae/quod (rel. adj.): which, what. Sibi: to/for him(self)—the dative form of the reflexive pronoun. Sortem is the accusative singular form of sors, sortis (3f): lot, fate, destiny. Sīve/ seu (conj.): or if; or whether; or (sīve/seu. . . sīve/seu = whether. . . or; either. . . or).

Ratiō, ratiōnis (3f): reason; method; calculation. Dederit is the third person singular perfect subjunctive form of dō, dare, dedī, datum (1, irreg.): to give (subjunctive by attraction because this clause depends on an ut clause). Sīve/ seu (conj.): or if; or whether; or Fors, fortis (3f): chance, accident. Obiēcerit is the third person singular perfect subjunctive form of obiciō, obicere, obiēcī, obiectum (3, –iō): to throw (to), throw in the way; expose; throw against, reproach, bring up as a charge (subjunctive for the same reason as dederit). (. . . which lot either reason gave or chance threw in the way for him. . .)

Illā is the feminine ablative singular form of ille/illa/illud (pron.): that; he, she, it. Contentus /contenta/contentum (1/2): content, satisfied. Vīvat is the third person singular subjunctive form of vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctum (3): to live (subjunctive because it’s one of the verbs of the ut clause). (. . . lives content with it. . .)

Laudet is the third person singular subjunctive form of laudō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātum (1): to praise (subjunctive because it’s one of the verbs of the ut clause). Dīversa is the neuter accusative plural form of dīversus/dīversa/dīversum (1/2): turned in a different direction; different; separate. Sequentīs is the m/f accusative plural form of sequēns, sequentis (3), the present active participle (following) of sequor, sequī, secūtus sum (3, deponent): to follow. (. . . (but instead) praises the (ones) following different things?)

Inde (adv.): thence, from there; from that time; from that circumstance; therefore. Fit is the third person singular form of fīō, fierī, —, — (irreg.): to be done; be made; happen, come about; become. Ut (conj. , with subjunctive): that, so that. (Thence it comes about that. . .)

Rārō (adv.): seldom. Quī /quae/quod (rel. pron.): who, which, that, what. Sē: himself—the accusative form of the reflexive pronoun. Vīxisse is the perfect infinitive form of vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctum (3): to live. Beātum is the m/n accusative singular form of beātus/beāta/beātum (1/2): happy; prosperous. Dīcat is the third person singular subjunctive form of dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictum (3): to say (subjunctive because it’s in a relative clause of characteristic). (rarely we are able to find (this verb comes at the end) (one) who can say himself to have lived happy. . .)

Et (conj.): and. Exāctō is the m/n ablative singular form of exāctus/exācta/exāctum (1/2), the perfect passive participle (having been spent) of exigō, exigere, exēgī, exāctum (3): to drive out; demand, exact; examine; spend, pass (time); achieve, complete. Contentus /contenta/contentum (1/2): content, satisfied. Tempore is the ablative singular form of tempus, temporis (3n): time. Vītā is the ablative singular form of vīta, vītae (1f): life. (. . . and content with his life, with his time spent having been spent, . . . .)

Cēdat is the third person singular subjunctive form of cēdō, cēdere, cessī, cessum (3): to go, move; retreat, withdraw; yield, submit; turn out (subjunctive because it’s in a relative clause of characteristic). Utī is an alternative form of ut (rel. adv.): as, like, such as. Convīva, convīvae (1m/f): table companion, one who feasts with another, guest. Satur /satura/saturum (1/2): full, sated, having eaten enough. Reperiō, reperīre, repperī, repertum (4): to find. Queāmus is the first person plural subjunctive form of queō, quīre, quiī/quīvī, quitum (irreg.): to be able, can (subjunctive because it’s the verb that goes with the conjunction ut). (. . . can withdraw like a table companion having eaten enough, we are able to find.)

Vīvitur is the third person singular present passive form of vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctum (3): to live (passive of intransitive verb used impersonally). Parvō is the m/n (here n) ablative singular form of parvus/parva/parvum (1/2): small, little; unimportant. Bene (adv.): well. (It is lived—i.e., living is done—well with little. . .)

Cui is the m/f/n dative singular form of quī/quae/quod (rel. pron.): who, which, that, what. Paternus/paterna/ paternum (1/2): paternal, of one’s father; ancestral, of one’s forefathers. Splendet is the third person singular form of splendeō, splendēre, splenduī, — (2): to shine, gleam. In (prep.): (with abl.) in, on; (with acc.) into. Mēnsā is the ablative singular form of mēnsa, mēnsae (1f): table; course (of a meal). Tenuī is the m/f/n ablative singular form of tenuis/tenuis/tenue (3): thin; slight; meager; simple, modest, frugal. Salīnum, salīnī (2n): vessel for salt, salt cellar/container. (. . . (for the one) for whom his father’s salt container shines on a frugal table. . .)

Neque/ nec: (as conj.) and not, nor; (as adv.) neither, not either, not even. Levīs is the accusative plural form of levis/levis/leve (3): light; slight; gentle; fickle; trivial. Somnōs is the accusative plural form of somnus, somnī (2m): sleep, slumber. Timor, timōris (3m): fear, dread. Aut (conj.): or. Cupīdō, cupīdinis (3f/m): desire; greed. Sordidus /sordida/sordidum (1/2): dirty, foul; low, lowly, vulgar, common, base; miserly; sordid. Aufert is the third person singular form of auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablātum (3, irreg.): to carry off, take away; steal; remove, do away with. (. . . and fear or sordid greed does not take away gentle slumbers.)

Quid (interrog. adv.): why? Brevī is the m/f/n ablative singular form of brevis/brevis/breve (3): short, narrow, brief, shallow. Fortēs is the m/f nominative plural form of fortis/fortis/forte (3): brave, valiant; strong. Iaculāmur is the first person plural form of iaculor, iaculārī, iaculātus sum (1, deponent): to throw, shoot; aim at. Aevō is the ablative singular form of aevus, aevī (2m): time; age; lifetime. Multa is the neuter accusative plural form of multus/multa/multum (1/2): much, many. (Why do we, valiant, aim at many things in a short lifetime?)

Laudās is the second person singular form of laudō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātum (1): to praise, approve. Fortūnam is the accusative singular form of fortūna, fortūnae (1f): fortune, luck; fate. Et (conj.): and. Mōrēs is the accusative plural form of mōs, mōris (3m): custom, habit, (habitual) manner; (in pl.) character, morals, manners. Antīquae is the feminine genitive singular form of antīquus/antīqua/antīquum (1/2): old, ancient. Plēbs, plēbis (3f): plebeians, common people. (You praise the fortune and manners of the ancient common people. . .)

Et (conj.): and. Īdem /eadem/idem (pron.): the same. Sī (conj.): if. Quis /qua/quid (indef. pron. , sometimes adj. in the masculine): (in some clauses, especially after sī, nisi, num or nē) anyone, anything; someone, something; (as adj.) any; some. Ad (prep.): to, toward (takes the accusative). Illa is the neuter accusative plural form of ille/illa/illud (pron.): that; he, she, it. Deus, deī (2m, irreg.): god. Subitō (adv.): suddenly. Tē is the accusative form of tū: you. Agat is the third person singular subjunctive form of agō, agere, ēgī, āctum (3): to drive, put in motion; do, perform, deal with; act (subjunctive because it’s in a future-less-vivid conditional). (. . . and (you,) the same (person,) if some god were to suddenly drive you to those things. . .)

Ūsque (adv.): all the way, right up (to); constantly, continuously, persistently. Recūsēs is the second person singular subjunctive form of recūsō, recūsāre, recūsāvī, recūsātum (1): to object, refuse (subjunctive because it’s in a future-less-vivid conditional). (. . . you would persistently refuse. . .)

Aut (conj.): or (aut. . . aut: either. . . or). Quia (conj.): because; that. Nōn: not. Sentīs is the second person singular form of sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsum (4): to feel; perceive, notice; experience, undergo; think. Quod is the neuter accusative singular form of quī/quae/quod (rel. pron.): who, which, that, what. Clāmās is the second person singular form of clāmō, clāmāre, clāmāvī, clāmātum (1): to cry out, shout. Rēctius is the neuter accusative singular form of rēctior/rēctior/rēctius (3): more right, more correct; it’s the comparative form of rēctus/rēcta/rēctum (1/2): straight; right, correct, sound. Esse: to be. Aut (conj.): or. (. . . either because you do not feel what you cry out to be more right —i.e., you don’t really feel/think it’s more right even though you cry out that it is—or. . .)

Quia (conj.): because; that. Nōn: not. Firmus /firma/firmum (1/2): strong, firm. Rēctum is the accusative singular form of rectum, rēctī (2n): that which is right, the right, rectitude, righteousness (a substantive use of rēctus/rēcta/rēctum (1/2): straight; right, correct. Dēfendis is the second person singular form of dēfendō, dēfendere, dēfendī, dēfēnsum (3): to defend. (. . . because you do not defend firm(ly) the right. . .)

Et (conj.): and. Haerēs is the second person singular form of haereō, haerēre, haesī, haesum (2): to cling, stick (to); be stuck. Nēquīquam (adv.): in vain, to no purpose. Caenō is the dative or ablative singular form of caenum, caenī (2n): dirt, filth, mud. Cupiēns, cupientis (3) is the present active participle (wishing) of cupiō, cupere, cupīvī/cupiī, cupītum (3, –iō): to long (for), wish, want, desire. Ēvellō, ēvellere, ēvellī/ēvulsī, ēvulsum (3): to tear out, extract (what something is extracted from can go in the dative or ablative). Plantam is the accusative singular form of planta, plantae (1f): sole of the foot. (. . . and you are stuck, wishing in vain to extract (your) foot from the mud.)

Ōtium is the accusative singular form of ōtium, ōtiī (2n): freedom from business, leisure (especially after retirement); inactivity; peace. Dīvōs is the accusative plural form of dīvus, dīvī (2m): god. Rogat is the third person singular form of rogō, rogāre, rogāvī, rogātum (1): to ask, request (it can take a double accusative). In (prep.): (with abl.) in, on; (with acc.) into. Patentī is the m/f/n ablative singular form of patēns, patentis (3, adj.): open; obvious—originally the present active participle of pateō, patēre, patuī, — (2): to be open, accessible, available, exposed or obvious. Prēnsus /prēnsa/prēnsum (1/2) is the perfect passive participle (caught) of prēndō, prēndere, prēndī, prēnsum (3—also prehendō): to grasp, snatch, seize, catch. Aegaeō is the m/n ablative singular form of Aegaeus/Aegaea/Aegaeum (1/2): Aegaen; pertaining to the Aegean sea (neuter used substantively to mean the Aegean sea). (The caught-in-the-open-Aegean asks the gods for peace/leisure. . .)

Simul (adv.): at the same time, simultaneously; together; (as conj.) as soon as. Āter/ ātra /ātrum (1/2): black, dark. Nūbēs, nūbis (3f): cloud. Condidit is the third person singular perfect form of condō, condere, condidī, conditum (3): to store up, put away; bury; hide; suppress; found, establish. Lūnam is the accusative singular form of lūna, lūnae (1f): moon. Neque /nec: (conj.) and not, nor; (adv.) neither, not either, not even. Certa is the neuter nominative plural form of certus/certa/certum (1/2): settled, resolved, fixed; certain; specified, particular. Fulgent is the third person plural form of fulgeō, fulgēre, fulsī, — (2): to flash, glitter, shine. Sīdera is the nominative plural form of sīdus, sīderis (3n): heavenly body—star; planet; constellation. Nautīs is the dative plural form of nauta, nautae (1m): sailor. (. . . as soon as a dark cloud has hidden the moon, nor fixed stars shine for the sailors.)

Quisnam: quis /quis/quid (interrog. pron.): who? what? (the enclitic particle – nam strengthens an interrogative word, a little like adding. . . on earth?) Igitur (conj.): therefore, so, then. Līber /lībera/līberum (1/2): free. (Who on earth (is) free, then?)

Sapiēns, sapientis (3m): wise man, sage. Sibi: to(ward)/over himself—the dative form of the reflexive pronoun. Quī /quae/quod (rel. pron.): who, which, that, what. Imperiōsus /imperiōsa/imperiōsum (1/2): possessed of command, exercising authority; mighty, powerful; domineering. (The wise man who (is) possessed of command over himself. . .)

Quem is the masculine accusative singular form of quī/quae/quod (rel. pron.): who, which, that, what (whom). Neque /nec (conj.): and not, nor; (adv.): not; neither, not either, not even (nec. . . nec: neither. . . nor). Pauperiēs, pauperiēī (5f): poverty. Neque /nec (conj.): nor. Mors, mortis (3f): death. Neque/ nec (conj.): nor. Vincula is the nominative plural form of vinculum, vinculī (2n): bond, fetter. Terrent is the third person plural form of terreō, terrēre, terruī, territum (2): to frighten, terrify, alarm. (. . . whom neither poverty nor death nor bonds frighten. . .)

Respōnsō, respōnsāre, respōnsāvi, respōnsātum (1): to answer, reply; make a bold or defiant answer. Cupīdinibus is the dative plural form of cupīdō, cupīdinis (3f): desire, wish; lust; greed. Contemnō, contemnere, contempsī, contemptum (3): to despise, scorn, hold in contempt, value little, disregard. Honōrēs is the accusative plural form of honor, honōris (3m): honor; office. Fortis /fortis/forte (3): brave; strong. (. . . strong to make a defiant answer to desires, to scorn honors strong. . .)

Et (conj.): and. In (prep.): (with abl.) in, on; (with acc.) into. Sē: himself—the ablative form of the reflexive pronoun. Ipsō is the m/n ablative singular form of ipse/ipsa/ipsum (adj.): himself/herself/itself/etc. ; in person; the very (it adds emphasis to sē). Tōtus /tōta/tōtum (1/2, irreg.): whole, entire, total, all. Teres, teretis (3): smooth, rounded, polished. Atque /ac (conj.): and, and also, and then. Rotundus /rotunda/rotundum (1/2): round; rounded. (. . . and whole, polished and rounded in him himself. . .)

Externī is the m/n (here n) genitive singular form of externus/externa/externum (1/2): external; foreign. Nē (conj. , with subjunctive): lest, that not, so that not. Quis/qua/ quid (indef. pron.): anyone, anything; someone, something (after sī, nisi, num and nē and in a few other contexts, the prefix ali – in aliquis goes away, but the word retains its indefinite meaning). Valeat is the third person singular subjunctive form of valeō, valēre, valuī, valitum (2): to be strong, be well, be healthy; be able. Per (prep.): through; throughout; over; by, by means of, by the agency of; during (takes the accusative). Lēve is the neuter accusative singular form of lēvis/lēve/lēve (3): smooth, polished. Moror, morārī, morātus sum (1, deponent): to delay, retard; stay, linger. (. . . so that not anything of (an) external may be able to linger over the smooth (surface). . .)

In (prep.): (with abl.) in, on (denoting a static position); (with acc.) into; against; on (with motion). Quem: whom (see above). Mancus/ manca /mancum (1/2): maimed, crippled. Ruit is the third person singular form of ruō, ruere, ruī, ruitūrus (3): to fall, collapse; hurry, rush. Semper (adv.): always. Fortūna, fortūnae (1f): fortune, chance, luck. (. . . on whom Fortune always rushes maimed.)

Rēctius: more rightly—the comparative form of rēctē (adv): rightly. Vīvēs is the second person singular future form of vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctum (3): to live. Licinī is the masculine vocative singular form of the family name Licinius/Licinia/Licinium (1/2). (You will live more rightly, Licinius. . .)

Neque /nec (conj.): and not, nor; (adv.): not; neither, not either, not even (nec. . . nec: neither. . . nor). Altum is the accusative singular form of altum, altī (2n): the deep, the sea; a depth or depths; a high place, the air, “on high” (a substantive use of altus/alta/altum (1/2): high; deep). Semper (adv.): always. Urgendō is the ablative gerund (by pursuing) of urgeō, urgēre, ursī, — (2): to press; urge; oppress; pursue. Neque /nec (conj.): nor. Dum (conj.): while, as; until; as long as, provided that. Procellās is the accusative plural form of procella, procellae (1f): storm, hurricane. Cautus /cauta/cautum (1/2): cautious, careful. Horrēscis is the second person singular form of horrēscō, horrēscere, horruī, — (3): (of hair, projections, etc.) to stand erect, bristle; tremble (at), be terrified, fear. Nimium (adv.): too (much), excessively. Premendō is the ablative gerund (by pressing close to) of premō, premere, pressī, pressum (3): to press, compress; press close to; pursue. Lītus is the accusative singular form of lītus, lītoris (3n): seashore, beach. Inīquum is the m/n accusative singular form of inīquus/inīqua/inīquum (1/2): unjust, unfair; unequal, uneven; hostile; dangerous. (. . . by neither always pursuing the deep nor excessively pressing close to the dangerous shore while you, cautious, tremble at storms.)

Auream is the feminine accusative singular form of aureus/aurea/aureum (1/2): made of gold, gold, golden. Quisquis /quidquid (rel. pron.): whoever, whatever. Mediocritātem is the accusative singular form of mediocritās, mediocritātis (3f): middle state; mean; moderateness. Dīligit is the third person singular form of dīligō, dīligere, dīlēxī, dīlēctum (3): to prize, love, cherish. (Whoever cherishes the golden mean. . .)

Tūtus /tūta/tūtum (1/2): safe, secure, protected. Caret is the third person singular form of careō, carēre, caruī, caritum (2): to lack, be devoid of, be free from, be without (takes an ablative object). Obsolētī is the m/n genitive singular form of obsolētus/obsolēta/obsolētum (1/2): worn out, dilapidated. Sordibus is the ablative plural form of sordēs, sordis (3f): filth, squalor; low condition (the plural can be translated as singular). Tēctum, tēctī (2n): roof; ceiling; house, dwelling (a substantive use of tēctus/tēcta/tēctum (1/2): covered; concealed—the perfect passive participle of tegō, tegere, tēxī, tectum (3): to cover; conceal). Invidendā is the feminine ablative singular form of invidendus/invidenda/invidendum (1/2), the gerundive (to be envied) of invideō, invidēre, invīdī, invīsum (2): to envy, look maliciously at. Sōbrius /sōbria/sōbrium (1/2): sober, moderate, temperate. Aulā is the ablative singular form of aula, aulae (1f): court; palace. (. . . protected, is free from the squalor of a dilapidated roof; sober, (is free from) a palace to be envied.)

Dīmidium is the accusative singular form of dīmidium, dīmidiī (2n): half. Factī is the m/n genitive singular form of factus/facta/factum (1/2), the perfect passive participle (having been done) of faciō, facere, fēcī, factum (3, –iō): to do; make (neuter used substantively to mean something that has been done). Quī /quae/quod (rel. pron.): who, which, that, what. Coepit is the third person singular perfect form of coepī, coepisse, coeptum (defective; usually occurs only in the perfect, pluperfect and future perfect tenses): to begin, start. Habet is the third person singular form of habeō, habēre, habuī, habitum (2): to have. (He who has begun has half of a done thing.)

Sapiō, sapere, sapīvī/sapuī, — (3, –iō): to have good sense; be wise; know. Audē is the singular imperative form of audeō, audēre, ausus sum (2, semi-deponent): to dare. Incipe is the singular imperative form of incipiō, incipere, incēpī, inceptum (3, –iō): to begin (rarely used in the perfect, pluperfect and future perfect tenses, where coepī is preferred). (Dare to be wise; begin!)

Quī /quae/quod (rel. pron.): who, which, that, what. Rēctē (adv.): rightly. Vīvendī is the genitive gerund (of living) of vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctum (3): to live. Prōrogat is the third person singular form of prōrogō, prōrogāre, prōrogāvī, prōrogātum (1): to prolong, extend; put off, postpone. Hōram is the accusative singular form of hōra, hōrae (1f): hour. (He who postpones the hour of living rightly. . .)

Rūsticus /rūstica/rūsticum (1/2): relating to a farm; rural, rustic; coarse, boorish; naïve, simple-minded. Exspectat is the third person singular form of exspectō, exspectāre, exspectāvī, exspectātum (1—also expectō): to wait (for), await; expect; look forward to. Dum (conj.): while, as; until; as long as, provided that (some meanings take the subjunctive, including the one used here: until with a sense of expectancy). Dēfluat is the third person singular subjunctive form of dēfluō, dēfluere, dēflūxī, dēflūxum (3): to flow down; descend; flow away; die away, disappear. Amnis, amnis (3m): river. (. . . rustic(ally)/naïve(ly) —i.e., in the manner of a naïve peasant—waits until the river flows away. . .)

At (conj.): but. Ille /illa/illud (pron.): that; he, she, it. Lābitur is the third person present singular form of lābor, lābī, lāpsus sum (3, deponent): to glide; slip; fall; flow; err. Et (conj.): and. Lābētur is the third person singular future form of of lābor, lābī, lāpsus sum (3, deponent): to glide; slip; fall; flow; err. In (prep.): (with abl.) in, on; (with acc.) into; for. Omne is the neuter accusative singular form of omnis/omnis/omne (3): all; every. Volūbilis /volūbilis/volūbile (3): turning, rotating; rolling (onward); changeable. Aevum is the accusative singular form of aevum, aevī (2n): time; lifetime; age; eternity. (. . . but it flows and will flow, rolling, into all eternity.)

Dīvesne: dīves, dīvitis (3, adj.): rich (the enclitic interrogative particle – ne turns the word into part of a question; in an indirect question with the subjunctive, it means whether or if). Prīscō is the m/n ablative singular form of prīscus/prīsca/prīscum (1/2): of old, ancient. Nātus /nāta/nātum (1/2): born—the perfect participle of nāscor, nāscī, nātus sum (3, deponent): to be born. Ab /ā (prep.): (away) from; by (takes the ablative). Īnachō is the ablative form of Īnachus, Īnachī (2m): the name of a river and of a river god and mythical king. Nīl (contracted form of nihil; n, indeclinable, nom. or acc. only—here acc.): nothing. Interest is the third person singular form of intersum, interesse, interfuī, interfutūrus (irreg.): to lie between; differ; (impersonally) to make a difference, matter. An (interrog. particle): whether; or (in a question); it can also start a direct question. Pauper, pauperis (3, adj.): poor. Et (conj.): and. Īnfimā is the feminine ablative singular form of īnfimus/īnfima/īnfimum (1/2): lowest; last, meanest—the superlative form of īnferus/īnfera/īnferum (1/2): situated below. Dē (prep.): from, down from; about, concerning (takes the ablative). Gente is the ablative singular form of gēns, gentis (3f): nation; race; family. Sub (prep.): (with abl.) under (as a location); (with acc.) under (as a direction), toward and under. Dīvō is the ablative singular form of dīvum, dīvī (2n): sky. Morēris is the second person singular subjunctive form of moror, morārī, morātus sum (1, deponent): to delay, retard; remain, stay, linger, dwell (subjunctive because it’s in an indirect question). (It matters nothing whether you dwell under the sky a rich man born from ancient Inachus or a poor man and from the lowest family. . .)

Victima, victimae (1f): sacrifice, sacrificial victim. Nīl (contracted form of nihil; n, indeclinable, nom. or acc. only—here acc.): nothing. Miserāns, miserantis (3) is the present active participle of miseror, miserārī, miserātus sum (1, deponent): to pity, feel sorry for. Orcus, Orcī (2m): Orcus, god of the underworld. (. . . (being in either case) a sacrificial victim of the nothing-pitying Orcus.)

Omnēs is the m/f (here m) nominative plural form of omnis/omnis/omne (3): all; every. Eōdem (adv.): to the same place. Cōgimur is the first person plural passive form of cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāctum (3): to drive together, round up, collect; force, compel; drive, compel to go. (. . . we are all driven to the same place. . .)

Omnium is the m/f/n (here m) genitive plural form of omnis/omnis/omne (3): all; every. Versātur is the third person singular passive form of versō, versāre, versāvī, versātum (1): to turn over, spin, whirl, twist. Urnā is the ablative singular form of urna, urnae (1f): pitcher; urn. Sērius: later—the comparative form of sērō (adv.): late. Ōcius: more rapidly; sooner—the comparative form of ōciter (adv.): rapidly. Sors, sortis (3f): lot, fate, destiny. Exitūrus/ exitūra /exitūrum (1/2) is the future active participle (about to/going to go out) of exeō, exīre, exīvī/exiī, exitum (irreg.): to go (or come) out, exit, depart. (. . . the lot of all is whirled in the urn, later (or) sooner going to go out. . .)

Et (conj.): and. Nōs is the accusative form of nōs: we (us). In (prep.): (with abl.) in, on; (with acc.) into; for. Aeternum is the m/n accusative singular form of aeternus/aeterna/aeternum (1/2): eternal; permanent. Exilium is the accusative singular form of exilium, exiliī (2n—also exsilium): banishment, exile. Impositūrus/ impositūra /impositūrum (1/2) is the future active participle (going to put) of impōnō, impōnere, imposuī, impositum (3): to put/place (acc.) upon (dat); impose. Cymbae is the dative singular form of cymba, cymbae (1f): boat, skiff. (. . . and going to put us on the boat for eternal exile.)