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Similemente a li splendor mondani 77 He ordained for worldly splendors
 
ordinò general ministra e duce 78 a general minister and guide
 
    che permutasse a tempo li ben vani 79 'who shifts those worthless goods, from time to time,
 
di gente in gente e d'uno in altro sangue, 80 from race to race, from one blood to another
 
oltre la difension d'i senni umani; 81 beyond the intervention of human wit.
 
    per ch'una gente impera e l'altra langue, 82 'One people comes to rule, another languishes,
 
seguendo lo giudicio di costei, 83 in keeping with her judgment,
 
che è occulto come in erba l'angue. 84 as secret as a serpent hidden in the grass.
 
    Vostro saver non ha contasto a lei: 85 'Your wisdom cannot stand against her.
 
questa provede, giudica, e persegue 86 She foresees, she judges, she maintains her reign,
 
suo regno come il loro li altri dèi. 87 as do the other heavenly powers.
 
    Le sue permutazion non hanno triegue: 88 'Her mutability admits no rest.
 
necessità la fa esser veloce; 89 Necessity compels her to be swift,
 
sì spesso vien chi vicenda consegue. 90 and frequent are the changes in men's state.
 
    Quest' è colei ch'è tanto posta in croce 91 'She is reviled by the very ones
 
pur da color che le dovrien dar lode, 92 who most should praise her,

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