Itaque quintum iam mensem socius et amicus populi Romani armis obsessus teneor, neque mihi Micipsae patris mei beneficia neque vostra decreta auxiliantur; ferro an fame acrius urgear incertus sum.
Hence, though I am an ally and friend of the Roman people, I am now being held in a state of siege for the fifth month, and neither the kindnesses of my father Micipsa nor your decrees avail me; it is hard to tell whether sword or famine presses harder on me.
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