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che, non men che saver, dubbiar m'aggrata. 93 it pleases me no less to question than to know.
 
    Ancora in dietro un poco ti rivolvi," 94 'But go back a little way,' I said,
 
diss' io, "là dove di' ch'usura offende 95 'to where you told me usury offends
 
la divina bontade, e 'l groppo solvi." 96 God's goodness, and untie that knot for me.'
 
    "Filosofia," mi disse, "a chi la 'ntende, 97 'Philosophy, for one who understands her,
 
nota, non pure in una sola parte, 98 observes,' he said, 'and not in one place only,
 
come natura lo suo corso prende 99 how nature takes her course
 
    dal divino 'ntelletto e da sua arte; 100 'from heavenly intellect and its operation.
 
e se tu ben la tua Fisica note, 101 And, if you study well your Physics,
 
tu troverai, non dopo molte carte, 102 you will find, after not too many pages,
 
    che l'arte vostra quella, quanto pote, 103 'that human toil, as far as it is able,
 
segue, come 'l maestro fa 'l discente; 104 follows nature, as the pupil does his master,
 
sì che vostr' arte a Dio quasi è nepote. 105 so that it is God's grandchild, as it were.
 
    Da queste due, se tu ti rechi a mente 106 'By toil and nature, if you remember Genesis,
 
lo Genesì dal principio, convene 107 near the beginning, it is man's lot

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