by benissimus » Thu Jul 03, 2003 12:17 am
"pro" would take the ablative so "iunctum pro benevolentiam publicam".<br /><br />I support your translation. You also have the option to use "bonus" as a noun as in the phrase "cui bono".
flebile nescio quid queritur lyra, flebile lingua murmurat exanimis, respondent flebile ripae