Iam quod precatus es caelites, ut illa ipsa ordinatio comitiorum bene ac feliciter eveniret nobis rei publicae tibi, nonne tale est ut nos hunc ordinem votorum convertere debeamus, eosdemque obsecrare ut omnia quae facis quaeque facies prospere cedant tibi rei publicae nobis, vel si brevius sit optandum, ut uni tibi in quo et res publica et nos sumus? Fuit tempus, ac nimium diu fuit, quo alia adversa alia secunda principi et nobis: nunc communia tibi nobiscum tam laeta quam tristia, nec magis sine te nos esse felices quam tu sine nobis potes.
Next, you offered prayers to the gods, that the elections, thus duly performed, should bring success and happiness to us, to the State, and to yourself. Should we not rather reverse this order, and beg the gods to grant that all your actions, present and future, prove successful for yourself, for the State, and for us, or, to shorten our prayers, for yourself alone, on whom the State and ourselves alike depend? There was a time (which lasted all too long) when the Emperors successes and misfortunes did not coincide with ours; but now we share with you both joys and sorrows, and we cannot be happy without you any more than you can without us.
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