Martial 3.96
“You lick, you don’t fuck my girl–
And you talk like cheater and a fucker.
If I catch you, Gargilius, you’ll be quiet.”
Lingis, non futuis meam puellam
et garris quasi moechus et fututor.
si te prendero, Gargili, tacebis.
Short, but Not Sweet: Another Poem from Martial for Tawdry Tuesday (NSFW)
Its a bad translation. “moechus” means debauché, not cheater.
Love,
M
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Most readers know not debauche….so, an unhappy compromise