# Epigrammaton Libri 4.56

Martial, Epigrammaton Libri, Poem 4.56. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/martial/epigrammaton-libri/4.56

Munera quod senibus uiduisque ingentia mittis,
uis te munificum, Gargiliane, uocem?
sordidius nihil est, nihil est te spurcius uno,
qui potes insidias dona uocare tuas:
sic auidis fallax indulget piscibus hamus,
callida sic stultas decipit esca feras.
Quid sit largiri, quid sit donare docebo,
si nescis: dona, Gargiliane, mihi.

---

Martial, EPIGRAMMATON LIBRI. Text: The Latin Library (thelatinlibrary.com), used with permission. Changes: HTML markup removed and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: Used with permission (https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/about.html). Source: https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/martial.html.