| A | B |
| Of things in a school. | De rebus in schola. |
| A scholar frequents the school. | Scholasticus frequentat scholam. |
| That he may be instructed in the arts. | Quo in artibus erudiatur. |
| The beginning is from letters. | Initium est a literis. |
| Words are composed of syllables. | E syllabis voces componuntur. |
| A speech from words. | E dictionibus sermo. |
| We read silently out of a book. | Ex libro legimus tacite. |
| Or recite it aloud. | Aut recitamus clare. |
| We wrap it up in parchment. | Involvimus eum membrana. |
| And lay it in a desk. | Et ponimus in pulpito. |
| Ink is in the ink well, in which we dip the quill. | Atramentum est in atramentario, in quo tingimus calamum. |
| We write with it on paper, on either page. | Scribimus eo in charta, in utraque pagina. |
| If badly, we blot it out. | Si perperam, delemus. |
| And then mark it in the line, or in the margin. | Et signamus denuo recte, vel in margine. |
| A teacher teaches. | Doctor docet. |
| A scholar learns not everything at once, but by parts. | Discipulus discit non omnia simul, sed per partes. |
| The master commands things to be done. | Praeceptor praecipit facienda. |
| The governor governs the school. | Rector regit academiam. |
| The schoolmaster observes and encourages. | Paedegogus advertit, et urget. |
| The observer warns and writes down. | Custos monet et consignat. |
| The master instructs all, they attend severally. | Magister instituit universos, singuli attendunt. |
| He mends mistakes. | Ille emendat mendas. |
| The diligent one profits, the negligent one is beaten. | Ostigens proficit, negligens vapulat. |
| For the whip is at hand. | Etenim faerula est praesto. |
| They beat not with a staff. | Non verberant baculo. |
| But chastise with rods. | Sed caedunt virgis. |
| Go not out without permission. | Absque venia ne exeas. |
| After a delay return. | Post moram redeas. |
| What you should do, do. | Quod agere debes, age. |
| A line is made by a ruler, a circle by a compass. | Linea fit regula, circulus circino. |
| A grammarian speaks. | Grammaticus loquitur. |
| A logician disputes. | Dialecticus disputat. |
| He discerns truths from falsehoods. | Vera a falsis discernit. |
| A rhetorician speaks elegantly. | Rhetor ornate loquitur. |
| A musician sings. | Musicas cantat. |
| A poet makes verses. | Poeta carmina fingit. |
| A painter paints a picture. | Pictor effigiem pingit. |
| A historian tells things done. | Historicus res gestas narrat. |
| A philosopher searches nature. | Philosophus naturam scrutatur. |
| A physician imitates it. | Medicus eam imitatur. |
| A moralist shows manners, which become a virtuous man. | Ethicus tradit mores, qui studiosum decorant. |
| But of these a little lower. | Verum de iis paulo infra. |