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qualunque priva sé del vostro mondo, | 43 | 'who robs himself of the world above | |||||
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biscazza e fonde la sua facultade, | 44 | or gambles away and wastes his substance, | |||||
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e piange là dov' esser de' giocondo. | 45 | lamenting when he should rejoice. | |||||
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Puossi far forza ne la deïtade, | 46 | 'Violence may be committed against God | |||||
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col cor negando e bestemmiando quella, | 47 | when we deny and curse Him in our hearts, | |||||
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e spregiando natura e sua bontade; | 48 | or when we scorn nature and her bounty. | |||||
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e però lo minor giron suggella | 49 | 'And so the smallest ring stamps with its seal | |||||
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del segno suo e Soddoma e Caorsa | 50 | both Sodom and Cahors and those | |||||
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e chi, spregiando Dio col cor, favella. | 51 | who scorn Him with their hearts and tongues. | |||||
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