Prudentia
circumspectat omnia
ut serpens.

Respicit
tanquam in speculum
ad praeterita
et prospicit
tanquam telescopio
furura.

Atque ita perspicit
quid egerit
et quid
restet agendum.

Attendit occasioni
(quae facile elabitur)
eamque captat.

In via pergit caute
ne impingat
aut aberret.

Caution
watches everything
as a serpent.

Look
as into a looking-glass
at things past
and see ahead
as with a telescope
things to come.

Thus percieve
what was done
and what
remains to be done.

Watch for opportunities
(which do quickly slip away)
and catch them.

Proceed cautiously
not to be hurt
or lost.