Lettres à Atticus Passage 4

quod praeterea consulis, quid tibi censeam faciundum difficile est cum absim. verum tamen si pares aeque inter se, quiescendum, sin, latius manabit et quidem ad nos; deinde communiter.

As to the further question you ask, it is difficult for me, being absent, to advise what you should do. Nevertheless, if the two sides are evenly matched, you should remain quiet; but if not, it will spread more widely, and indeed reach us. After that, we must act together.

Quant à l’autre question sur laquelle tu me consultes, il m’est difficile, étant absent, de te dire ce que je pense que tu dois faire. Toutefois, si les deux partis sont de force égale, il faut rester tranquille ; sinon, cela se répandra plus largement et nous atteindra aussi ; ensuite, nous aviserons ensemble.