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Cicero
Letters to Atticus Passage 2
Passage 967 of 1,479
Canonical reference 12.2.2
Latin
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et quidem ludi dies viii. quae cenae, quae deliciae! res interea fortasse transacta est. o miros homines! at Balbus aedificat; τί γὰρ αὐτῷ μέλει; verum si quaeris, homini non recta sed voluptaria quaerenti nonne βεβίωται ? tu interea dormis. iam explicandum est πρόβλημα , si quid acturus es. si quaeris quid putem, ego fructum puto. sed quid multa? iam te videbo et quidem, ut spero, de via recta ad me. simul enim et diem Tyrannioni constituemus et si quid aliud.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
And the games last eight days. What dinners, what delights! Meanwhile the affair may perhaps have been settled. What extraordinary men! But Balbus is building. “What does he care?” Yet if you ask me, for a man seeking not what is right but what gives pleasure, has he not “lived his life”? Meanwhile you sleep. If you intend to do anything, the problem must now be solved. If you ask what I think, I think it is worth the effort. But why say more? I shall see you now, and, as I hope, you will come straight from your journey to me. At the same time we shall appoint a day for Tyrannio and settle anything else.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Et les jeux durent huit jours. Quels dîners, quelles délices ! Pendant ce temps, l’affaire est peut-être achevée. Ô les hommes étonnants ! Mais Balbus construit ; τί γὰρ αὐτῷ μέλει ; au fond, si tu veux mon avis, pour un homme qui cherche non la droiture mais le plaisir, n’est-ce pas βεβίωται ? Pendant ce temps, tu dors. Il faut maintenant résoudre le πρόβλημα, si tu comptes agir. Si tu demandes mon opinion, je pense que c’est le revenu. Mais pourquoi tant de mots ? Je te verrai bientôt et, je l’espère, tu viendras directement de la route chez moi. Nous fixerons ensemble un jour avec Tyrannion et réglerons toute autre affaire.
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