[106] _Nae ille--reddat_; as far as the sense is concerned, this sentence forms the apodosis to the preceding wish: 'would that I could see him in like circumstances, and would that at length the gods opened their eyes; then he would surely have to pay a heavy penalty for his impiety, for the death of my brother and for my sufferings.' The present subjunctive in the apodosis corresponds with the same tense in the protasis, and differs very little from the future indicative. See Zumpt, S 524, note. [107] 'Although life has been taken from thee before the age of maturity, and by a person who should have done it least of all.' _Unde_, the more general relative, is here used for _a quo homine_. In like manner the Romans, in legal phraseology, called the defendant _unde petitur_; that is, the person of whom payment is demanded. [108] _Doleo_, 'I grieve at,' is construed with _de_, as _de casu tuo_, with the ablative alone, _casu tuo_, and also as a transitive verb with the accusative, _doleo casum tuum_. _Laetari_ here follows the construction of _doleo_, for it is generally followed by _de_, or the ablative alone. See Zumpt, S 383. [109] Namely, the life and death of the persecuted Adherbal depends upon the power of Jugurtha. [110] Adherbal wishes two things: first, that a speedy death may terminate his misfortunes; and second, not to be obliged to live in contempt, if he should yield to Jugurtha. But neither of these things, says he, can be done. Jugurtha will continue to lay snares for him, and if he yields, and gives up to him his kingdom, he must live despised. These two wishes are here uttered to move the hearts of the senators, expressed as they are by a king. [111] _Per vos liberos atque parentes vestros_. The words _per liberos_ belong together; to _vos_ supply _oro_. See Zumpt, S 794. Adherbal intreats the senators by their children and parents, because Jugurtha has so criminally trampled on the sacred rights of the family. Others read _per vos per liberos vestros_; but this is wrong, and the repetition of _per_ is bad: we never intreat persons by themselves, but by something that is dear to them. [112] _Tabescere_, 'to waste away,' 'perish;' the proper meaning is, 'to be consumed by some disease.'