Schola Latina Universalis

Latin of the Classic Times and of the Middle Ages
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Justitia
 Justice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Justitia pingitur
sedens in lapide quadrato
nam decet ese immobilis.

 

Obvelatis oculis
ad non respiciendum personas.

 

Claudens aurem sinistrams
reservandam
alteri parti.

 

Tenens dextra
gladium et fraenum
ad puniendum
et coercendum.

 

Praeterea
stateram
cujus dextrae lanci
merita
sinistra
vitium imposita.

 

In contractibus
candide agatur.

 

Pactis et promissis
stetur.

 

Depositum et mutuum
reddantur.

 

Nemo expietur
aut laedatur.

 

Suum cuique
tribuatur.

 

Justice is painted
sitting on a square stone
to be immoveable.

 

With blindfolded eyes
to be impartial.

 

With plugged left ear
reserved
for the other party.

 

Holding in the right hand
sword and a bridle
to punish
and restrain.

 

Besides
a pair of balances,
on which right scale
merits
and on the left
demerits are placed.

 

In contracts
deal candidly.

 

Pacts and promises
keep.

 

Deposits and borrowed things
return.

 

No one should be robbed
or hurt.

 

Let everyone
have his own.