Translating an Aphorism into Latin

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I’m trying to translate the following aphorism into Latin:

“After the barn is built, they hang a horseshoe in order to keep the good luck inside: however, if the horseshoe falls off, they don’t tear down the barn.”

Here is my idiomatic translation:

“Horreo aedificata, vires solea pendebunt ut felicem continat: autem, si soleam cadat, qui non horreum diruant.”

Will someone please let me know if I made any glaring errors?

Thanks,

OTNester

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Sorry for casting the first stone, but yes, you did. It is a total mess. It would be better for you to pick up North and Hillard’s Latin Prose Composition and Latin Prose Composition Key and go through at least some of the exercises first.

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Eh, stones are part of the learning process :slight_smile: . Thanks for taking the time to reply, and the book recommendations: I’ll look into them.

OTNester

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It’s very good that you took it so positively. Please feel free to post your solutions to the exercises, even if you have the key.