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    "Figliuol mio, dentro da cotesti sassi," 16 'My son,' he then began, 'beneath these rocks
 
cominciò poi a dir, "son tre cerchietti 17 there are three circles, smaller, one below the other,
 
di grado in grado, come que' che lassi. 18 but otherwise like those you leave behind.
 
    Tutti son pien di spirti maladetti; 19 'All these are filled with souls condemned.
 
ma perché poi ti basti pur la vista, 20 So that the sight alone may later be enough,
 
intendi come e perché son costretti. 21 know how and why they are confined this way.
 
    D'ogne malizia, ch'odio in cielo acquista, 22 'Every evil deed despised in Heaven
 
ingiuria è 'l fine, ed ogne fin cotale 23 has as its end injustice. Each such end
 
o con forza o con frode altrui contrista. 24 harms someone else through either force or fraud.
 
    Ma perché frode è de l'uom proprio male, 25 'But since the vice of fraud is man's alone,
 
più spiace a Dio; e però stan di sotto 26 it more displeases God, and thus the fraudulent
 
li frodolenti, e più dolor li assale. 27 are lower down, assailed by greater pain.
 
    Di vïolenti il primo cerchio è tutto; 28 'The first circle holds the violent
 
ma perché si fa forza a tre persone, 29 but is divided and constructed in three rings,
 
in tre gironi è distinto e costrutto. 30 since violence takes three different forms.

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