| A | B |
| in sēcessū longō | in a long recess |
| obiectū laterum | by the projection of the sides |
| in...sinūs...reductō | into bays having been led back |
| geminīque minantur scopulī | and twin rocks project |
| silvīs...coruscīs | with waving forests |
| vīvōque sedīlia saxō | and seats from living rock |
| nōn alligat ancora | no anchor binds |
| uncō...morsū | with a hooked fluke |
| sale tābentēs artūs...pōnunt | place limbs dripping with salt [water] |
| silicī scintillam excūdit Achātēs | Achates struck a spark from the flint |
| succēpitque ignem foliīs | and caught fire in the leaves |
| rapuitque in fōmite flammam | and seized a flame in the kindling |
| fessī rērum | tired of things |
| Cererem...expediunt | they prepare grain |
| longum...pāscitur agmen | long army is fed |
| ductōrēsque ipsōs...sternit | and he slays the leaders themselves |
| nec prius absistit quam | and he did not stop before |
| sociōs partītur in omnēs | shares [it] among all companions |
| quae deinde cadīs onerārat | which then he had loaded in jars |
| maerentia pectora mulcet | soothes the grieving hearts |
| ō passī graviōra | oh [you] having suffered more serious [things] |
| forsan...ōlim...iuvābit | perhaps one day it will help |
| et haec...meminisse | to remember even these [things] |
| per tot discrīmina rērum | through so many dangers of things |
| vōsmet rēbus servāte secundīs | save yourselves for favorable things |
| Illī sē praedae accingunt | they prepare themselves for prey |
| dapibusque futūrīs | and for future banquets |