| A | B |
| quantum est | whatever amount there is |
| hominum venustiōrum | of quite attractive people |
| quem...illa...amābat | whom she loved |
| plūs...oculīs suīs | more than her own eyes |
| suamque nōrat ipsam | and knew his own [mistress] herself |
| tam bene quam | as well as |
| ā gremiō illius | from her lap |
| modo hūc modo illūc | now here now there |
| usque pīpiābat | it chirped continuously |
| quī nunc it | which now goes |
| per iter tenēbricōsum illud | through that shadowy journey |
| unde negant | from which they say...not |
| redīre quemquam | that...anyone returns |
| At vōbīs male sit | but may it go badly for you |
| quae...dēvorātis | you who devour |
| mihi...abstulistis | you have taken away from me |
| tam bellum...passerem | the so beautiful sparrow |
| factum male | [thing] having been done badly |
| Tuā nunc operā | now by your effort |
| flendō...rubent | are red from crying |