Vir quidam
ligneam statuam domi habet,
simulacrum nescio cuius divi.
Hanc statuam sacram assidue colit,
et sertis ornat,
petens a divo divitias et opes.
Hoc facit longo tempore, sed frustra:
non modo res eius non augentur,
sed etiam diminuuntur.
Vir ergo iratus est!
Statuam pedibus apprehendit,
et terrae infligit.
Statuae caput,
forte in saxum illisum,
effractum est
et effunditur aurum,
quod in eo inclusum erat.
Aurum colligens, vir dicit,
"Magna est perversitas tua, O dive!
Me neglegebas, te venerantem,
at, te affligentem, nunc ditas."
This story is based on 991. Divitiae et Simulacrum Sacrum.
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divitiae - wealth, riches
et - and
simulacrum - likeness, image
sacer - sacred, holy
vir - man
quidam - a certain, one
ligneus - wooden, made of wood
statua - statue
domus - home; domi - at home
habeo - have
nescio quis - someone or other
divus - divine one, god
hic - this
assidue - constantly, regularly
colo - cultivate, cherish, worship
et - and
serta - garland, wreath
orno - decorate, adorn
peto - ask, request, seek
a - from
ops - power; resources, wealth
modus - manner, way
facio - do, make
longus - long
tempus - time
sed - but
frustra - in vain, fruitlessly
non - no, not
modo - only
res - thing, business, affair
augeo - increase, enlarge
etiam - and, also, even
diminuo - lessen, diminish
ergo - therefore
irasctor - be angry, get angry
pes - foot, leg
apprehendo - grab, grasp
terra - ground, earth
infligo - dash, hit, knock
caput - head
forte - by chance, accidentally
in - in, into
saxum - rock, stone
illido - strike, beat, crush
effrango - break, shatter
effundo - pour out, pour forth
aurum - gold
qui - which, that
includo - shut up, enclose
colligo - gather, collect
dico - say
magnus - great
perversitas - perversity, contrariness
O - O, oh
ego - I
neglego - disregard, neglect
tu - you
veneror - honor, worship, venerate
at - but, while, on the other hand
affligo - overthrow, crush, ruin
nunc - now
dito - make rich, enrich
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