Lines 1-13

Question 1

vitam quae faciunt beatiorem, iucundissime Martialis, haec sunt;

Answer 1

These are the things which make life happier, my dear old Martial:

Question 2

res non parta laboroe sed relicta;

Answer 2

Wealth produced not by hard work but by being bequeathed;

Question 3

Non ingratus ager;

Answer 3

Land not unproductive;

Question 4

Focus perennis;

Answer 4

an ever-burning hearth;

Question 5

lis numquam;

Answer 5

never a law-suit;

Question 6

toga rara;

Answer 6

The toga seldom seen;

Question 7

Mens quieta;

Answer 7

a mind untroubled;

Question 8

vires ingenuae;

Answer 8

The strength of a free-born man;

Question 9

salubre corpus;

Answer 9

A healthy body;

Question 10

prudens simplicitas

Answer 10

sensible openness

Question 11

pares amici

Answer 11

Like-minded friends

Question 12

Convictus facilis

Answer 12

an easy-going social life

Question 13

sine arte mensa

Answer 13

a table simply spread

Question 14

nox non ebria sed soluta curis

Answer 14

nights not drunken but free from cares

Question 15

non tristis torus et tamen pudicus

Answer 15

a marriage-bed pleasurable indeed and yet faithful

Question 16

somnus qui faciat breves tenebras

Answer 16

sleep to make the hours of darkness brief

Question 17

quod sis esse velis nihilque malis

Answer 17

you should want to be what you are and prefer nothing else

Question 18

summum nec metuas diem nec optes.

Answer 18

you should neither fear your final day nor long for it.