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I.10. Lupus et Vulpis Iudice Simio
Parallels: For parallel versions, see Perry 474.
Quīcumque turpī fraude semel innōtuit,
etiam si vērum dīcit, āmittit fidem.
Hōc attestātur brevis Aesōpi fābula.
Lupus arguēbat vulpem fūrtī crīmine;
negābat illa sē esse culpae proximam.
Tunc iūdex inter illōs sēdit sīmius.
Uterque causam cum perōrāssent suam,
dīxisse fertur sīmius sententiam:
"Tū nōn vidēris perdidisse quos petis;
tē crēdō subripuisse quod pulchrē negās."
Quīcumque turpī fraude semel innōtuit, fidem āmittit, etiam si vērum dīcit. Aesōpi brevis fābula hōc attestātur. Lupus vulpem fūrtī crīmine arguēbat; illa negābat sē culpae proximam esse. Tunc sīmius iūdex inter illōs sēdit. Cum uterque causam suam perōrāssent, sīmius fertur sententiam dīxisse: "Tū nōn vidēris perdidisse quos petis; crēdō tē subripuisse quod pulchrē negās."
Quicúmque turpi fraude semel innótuit, fidem amíttit, etiam si verum dicit. Aesópi brevis fábula hoc attestátur. Lupus vulpem furti crímine arguébat; illa negábat se culpae próximam esse. Tunc símius iudex inter illos sedit. Cum utérque causam suam perorássent, símius fertur senténtiam dixísse: "Tu non vidéris perdidísse quos petis; credo te subripuísse quod pulchre negas."
Quīcum·que tur·pī frau·de semel · innōt·uit,
etiam · si vē·rum dī·cit, ā·mittit · fidem.
Hōc at·testā·tur brevis · Aesō·pi fā·bula.
Lupus ar·guē·bat vul·pem fūr·tī crī·mine;
negā·bat il·la s~ es·se cul·pae pro·ximam.
Tunc iū·dex in·ter il·lōs sē·dit sī·mius.
Uter·que cau·sam cum · perō·rāssent · suam,
dīxis·se fer·tur sī·mius · senten·tiam:
"Tū nōn · vidē·ris per·didis·se quos · petis;
tē crē·dō sub·ripuis·se quod · pulchrē · negās."
Translation:
The Wolf and Fox, with the Ape for Judge (trans. C. Smart)
Whoe'er by practice indiscreet
Has pass'd for a notorious cheat,
Will shortly find his credit fail,
Though he speak truth, says Esop's tale.
The Wolf the Fox for theft arraigned;
The Fox her innocence maintained:
The Ape, as umpire, takes his seat;
Each pleads his cause with skill and heat.
Then thus the Ape, with aspect grave,
The sentence from the hustings gave:
"For you, Sir Wolf, I do descry
That all your losses are a lie-
And you, with negatives so stout,
0 Fox! have stolen the goods no doubt."
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