What is the original Latin?

cantabit uacuus coram latrone uiator. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

cantabit uacuus coram latrone uiator

The traveler with empty pockets sings in front of the robber.

Juvenal, Satires 10.22

What it means

Carry silver at night and every shadow scares you. Have nothing to lose and you walk free. The less you cling to, the less you fear.

The source

"The traveler with empty pockets sings in front of the robber." Juvenal said it in Satires 10.22. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

"cantabit uacuus coram latrone uiator"

Original Latin, Satires 10.22. Text read at thelatinlibrary.com.

Who said it

Juvenal (c. 55–138 AD). Rome's sharpest satirist. He mocked the city's greed and vanity and left us a sound mind in a sound body.

Questions

What does "The traveler with empty pockets sings in front of the robber." mean?: Carry silver at night and every shadow scares you. Have nothing to lose and you walk free. The less you cling to, the less you fear.
Who said "The traveler with empty pockets sings in front of the robber."?: Juvenal (c. 55–138 AD). Source: Satires 10.22.
What is the original Latin?: cantabit uacuus coram latrone uiator. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line

"The traveler with empty pockets sings in front of the robber." (Juvenal, Satires 10.22, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/the-traveler-with-empty-pockets-sings-in-front