Poem #37
Servitus inaniswritten 1523-1529 first edition 1533
Early printed source materials:
| 1 | Encomium (in extenso) |
| 2 | JANOCKI 1753 p. 76 (in extenso) |
| 3 | DANTISCUS 1764 (Epigramma aliud) p. 163 (in extenso) |
| 4 | MINASOWICZ II, No. 7, p. 145 (excerpt, l. 1-2; Polish translation) |
Prints:
| 1 | WISZNIEWSKI 1844 p. 248 (in extenso) |
| 2 | KONDRATOWICZ 1872 (Epigramat na rodzinę Zygmunta I.) No. 3, p. 339 (Polish translation, Władysław SYROKOMLA) |
| 3 | KONDRATOWICZ 1875 p. 278 (Polish translation, Władysław SYROKOMLA) |
| 4 | DANTISCUS 1938 (Epigramy) No. 21. 5, p. 199-200 (Polish translation, Jan Michał HARHALA) |
| 5 | Dantisci Carmina (Servitus inanis) No. 31, p. 138-139 (in extenso) |
| 6 | Najstarsza (Marna służba) p. 109-110 (Polish translation, L. KONDRATOWICZ) |
| 7 | DANTISCUS 1973, 1987 (Servitus inanis / Daremna służba) p. 80-81 (in extenso; Polish translation, Anna KAMIEŃSKA) |
| 8 | Antologia 1996 (Servitus inanis / Daremna służba) No. 6, p. 146-147 (in extenso; Polish translation, Anna KAMIEŃSKA) |
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Qui servit pueri, senis et mulieris in aula,
A tribus his raro praemia digna feret.
In puero ratio non est; cum crevit, adultus
Praeteriti officii non solet esse memor.
Vita senis brevis est; delirat avarus, ab illo
Non aliud meritum spes nisi vana datur.
Est ingrata potens mulier; si mille per annos
Servieris, subito mota furore nocet.
Qui sapies igitur, tribus his servire caveto!
Sic poteris vita liberiore frui.
A tribus his raro praemia digna feret.
In puero ratio non est; cum crevit, adultus
Praeteriti officii non solet esse memor.
Vita senis brevis est; delirat avarus, ab illo
Non aliud meritum spes nisi vana datur.
Est ingrata potens mulier; si mille per annos
Servieris, subito mota furore nocet.
Qui sapies igitur, tribus his servire caveto!
Sic poteris vita liberiore frui.