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    Quest' è 'l principio là onde si piglia 64 'This is the principle in which is found
 
ragion di meritare in voi, secondo 65 the measure of your merit, as it welcomes
 
che buoni e rei amori accoglie e viglia. 66 and then winnows good from guilty loves.
 
    Color che ragionando andaro al fondo, 67 'Those who in their reasoning reached the root
 
s'accorser d'esta innata libertate; 68 recognized this innate freedom
 
però moralità lasciaro al mondo. 69 and thus bequeathed their ethics to the world.

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