Latin poetry to English,help

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zzhhkk
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Latin poetry to English,help

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Li tens s’ en veit,
Et je n’ei riens fait;
Li tens revient,
Et je ne fais riens—
Olivier
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old French, not Latin
-- Olivier
Se nem kicsi, se nem nagy: Ni trop petit(e), ni trop grand(e):
Éppen hozzám való vagy! Tu es juste fait(e) pour moi!
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I am not a specialist, but it should mean something like

"Time is going away
and I haven't done anything
Time is coming back
and I don't do anything".

But wait for a confirmtion by someone else!
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I do confirm.
La plupart des occasions des troubles du monde sont grammairiennes (Montaigne, II.12)
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