Usages of culpa
Si culpa parva est, magistra poenam gravem non dat.
If the fault is small, the teacher does not give a severe punishment.
Puella dicit se culpam habere, et magistra ei poenam parvam dat.
The girl says that she is at fault, and the teacher gives her a small punishment.
Si discipula officium non facit, culpa eius clara est; si bene laborat, praemium accipit.
If a female student does not do her duty, her fault is clear; if she works well, she receives a reward.
Magistra rogat utrum sententia discipulae exemplum bonum ostendat an culpam.
The teacher asks whether the female student’s sentence shows a good example or a fault.
Si culpa gravis est, poena quoque gravis est.
If the fault is serious, the punishment is also serious.
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