Mur. 20.1Huius sors ea fuit quam omnēs tuī necessāriī tibi optābāmus, iūris dīcundī;His lot was the one which all of us your friends wished for you, the administration of justice; Mur. 20.1in quā glōriam conciliat magnitūdō negōtī, grātiam aequitātis largītiō;in which the importance of the business wins glory, and the dispensing of equity wins favour; Mur. 20.1quā in sorte sapiēns praetor quālis hic fuit offēnsiōnem vītat aequābilitāte dēcernendī, benivolentiam adiungit lēnitāte audiendī.in this lot a wise praetor, such as he was, avoids giving offence by the impartiality of his decisions, and gains goodwill by the mildness of his hearings. Mur. 20.1Ēgregia et ad cōnsulātum apta prōvincia in quā laus aequitātis, integritātis, facilitātis ad extrēmum lūdōrum voluptāte conclūditur.An excellent province, and well suited to the consulship, in which praise for fairness, integrity and approachability is crowned at the end by the pleasure of games. Mur. 20.42Quid tua sors?What of your lot? Mur. 20.42Trīstis, atrōx, quaestiō pecūlātus ex alterā parte lacrimārum et squālōris, ex alterā plēna accūsātōrum atque indicum;Gloomy and harsh: the court for embezzlement, on one side full of tears and mourning, on the other full of accusers and informers; Mur. 20.42cōgendī iūdicēs invītī, retinendī contrā voluntātem;jurors to be compelled against their wishes and kept against their will; Mur. 20.42scrība damnātus, ōrdō tōtus aliēnus;a clerk condemned, the whole order estranged; Mur. 20.42Sullāna grātificātiō reprehēnsa, multī virī fortēs et prope pars cīvitātis offēnsa est;Sulla's grants censured, many brave men and almost a whole section of the citizen body offended; Mur. 20.42lītēs sevērē aestimātae;damages severely assessed; Mur. 20.42cui placet oblīvīscitur, cui dolet meminit.the man who is pleased forgets, the man who is aggrieved remembers.
Mur. 20.42Postrēmō tū in prōvinciam īre nōluistī.Finally, you were unwilling to go to a province. Mur. 20.42Nōn possum id in tē reprehendere quod in mē ipsō et praetōre et cōnsule probāvī.I cannot criticise in you what I approved in myself both as praetor and as consul. Mur. 20.42Sed tamen Mūrēnae prōvincia multās bonās grātiās cum optimā exīstimātiōne attulit.But still, Murena's province brought him much goodwill together with the highest reputation. Mur. 20.42Habuit proficīscēns dīlēctum in Umbriā;On setting out he held a levy in Umbria; Mur. 20.42dedit eī facultātem rēs pūblica līberālitātis, quā ūsus multās sibi tribūs quae mūnicipiīs Umbriae cōnficiuntur adiūnxit.the state gave him the opportunity to be generous, and by using it he attached to himself many tribes which are made up of the towns of Umbria. Mur. 20.42Ipse autem in Galliā ut nostrī hominēs dēspērātās iam pecūniās exigerent aequitāte dīligentiāque perfēcit.And he himself in Gaul, by his fairness and diligence, saw to it that our men recovered debts already given up as lost. Mur. 20.42Tū intereā Rōmae scīlicet amīcīs praestō fuistī;You meanwhile, of course, were at hand for your friends in Rome; Mur. 20.42fateor;I admit it; Mur. 20.42sed tamen illud cōgitā nōn nūllōrum amīcōrum studia minuī solēre in eōs ā quibus prōvinciās contemnī intellegunt.but still, consider this: the zeal of some friends tends to diminish towards those by whom they see provinces disdained.