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    Tu lascerai ogne cosa diletta 55 'You shall leave behind all you most dearly love,
 
più caramente; e questo è quello strale 56 and that shall be the arrow
 
che l'arco de lo essilio pria saetta. 57 first loosed from exile's bow.
 
    Tu proverai sì come sa di sale 58 'You shall learn how salt is the taste
 
lo pane altrui, e come è duro calle 59 of another man's bread and how hard is the way,
 
lo scendere e 'l salir per l'altrui scale. 60 going down and then up another man's stairs.
 
    E quel che più ti graverà le spalle, 61 'But the heaviest burden your shoulders must bear
 
sarà la compagnia malvagia e scempia 62 shall be the companions, wicked and witless,
 
con la qual tu cadrai in questa valle; 63 among whom you shall fall in your descent.
 
    che tutta ingrata, tutta matta ed empia 64 'They, utterly ungrateful, mad, and faithless,
 
si farà contr' a te; ma, poco appresso, 65 shall turn against you. But soon enough they, not you,
 
ella, non tu, n'avrà rossa la tempia. 66 shall feel their faces blushing past their brows.
 
    Di sua bestialitate il suo processo 67 'Of their brutish state the results
 
farà la prova; sì ch'a te fia bello 68 shall offer proof. And it shall bring you honor
 
averti fatta parte per te stesso. 69 to have made a single party of yourself alone.

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