1And not only do children do this by their fathers' wish, but I know very many, and so, unless I am mistaken, does each one of you, who are themselves fired with zeal for everything to do with farming the land, and who consider this country life, which you think ought to be a disgrace and a charge, both most honourable and most delightful. 49With what zeal and what knowledge do you think this Sextus Roscius himself is engaged in country matters? 49As I hear from these relatives of his, most honourable men, you are not more skilful in that accuser's craft of yours than he is in his own.
49But, I suppose, since Chrysogonus, who has left him no farm, sees fit, he will be free both to forget his craft and to lay aside his zeal. 49Though this is wretched and undeserved, he will nevertheless bear it calmly, judges, if through you he can keep his life and good name; 49but this is what cannot be borne, if he has both come into this misfortune because of the quality and number of his farms, and the fact that he cultivated them zealously is to do him the greatest harm, so that it is too little misery that he cultivated them for others and not for himself, unless the very fact that he cultivated them at all is made a charge against him.