Contra hominem iustum prave contendere noli;
Semper enim deus iniustas ulciscitur iras.
Break not against the righteous man the laws,
For God's th' avenger of the righteous cause.
(Chase)
Strive not unfairly 'gainst an upright man:
On wrath unjustified God sets a ban.
(Duff)
For God's th' avenger of the righteous cause.
(Chase)
Strive not unfairly 'gainst an upright man:
On wrath unjustified God sets a ban.
(Duff)
Here is the vocabulary:
contra - opposite, against
homo - person, man
iustus - just, righteous
pravus - corrupt, bad, vicious
contendo - compete, contend
nolo - do not want, don't
semper - always
enim - for, the fact is
deus - god
iniustus - unjust, wrong
ulciscor - avenge
ira - anger, rage