Usages of officium
Bona discipula praemium accipit, quia officium suum bene facit.
A good female student receives a reward, because she does her duty well.
Non poena, sed praemium pueros saepe laetos facit, et pueri officium suum melius faciunt.
Not punishment but reward often makes the boys happy, and the boys do their duty better.
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.
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