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Inf Canto XI Lines 97-111
97   "Filosofia," mi disse, "a chi la 'ntende, 'Philosophy, for one who understands her,
98 nota, non pure in una sola parte, observes,' he said, 'and not in one place only,
99 come natura lo suo corso prende how nature takes her course
100   dal divino 'ntelletto e da sua arte; 'from heavenly intellect and its operation.
101 e se tu ben la tua Fisica note, And, if you study well your Physics,
102 tu troverai, non dopo molte carte, you will find, after not too many pages,
103   che l'arte vostra quella, quanto pote, 'that human toil, as far as it is able,
104 segue, come 'l maestro fa 'l discente; follows nature, as the pupil does his master,
105 sì che vostr' arte a Dio quasi è nepote. so that it is God's grandchild, as it were.
106   Da queste due, se tu ti rechi a mente 'By toil and nature, if you remember Genesis,
107 lo Genesì dal principio, convene near the beginning, it is man's lot
108 prender sua vita e avanzar la gente; to earn his bread and prosper.
109   e perché l'usuriere altra via tene, 'The usurer, who takes another path,
110 per sé natura e per la sua seguace scorns nature in herself and in her follower,
111 dispregia, poi ch'in altro pon la spene. and elsewhere sets his hopes.