Letyourrighthandsbeevermoreoutside."
ThusdidthePoetask, andthuswasanswered
Bythemsomewhatinfrontofus; whenceI
Inwhatwasspokendivinedtherestconcealed,
AnduntomyLord'seyesmineeyesIturned;
Whenceheassentedwithacheerfulsign
Towhatthesightofmydesireimplored.
WhenofmyselfIcoulddisposeatwill,
AbovethatcreaturedidIdrawmyself,
Whosewordsbeforehadcausedmetotakenote,
Saying: "OSpirit, inwhomweepingripens
ThatwithoutwhichtoGodwecannotturn,
Suspendawhileformethygreatercare.
Whowastthou, andwhyareyourbacksturnedupwards,
Tellme, andifthouwouldstthatIprocurethee
AnythingtherewhencelivingIdeparted."
Andhetome: "Whereforeourbackstheheaven
Turnstoitself, knowshaltthou; butbeforehand
'SciasquodegofuisuccessorPetri.'
BetweenSiestriandChiaveridescends
Ariverbeautiful, andofitsname
Thetitleofmyblooditssummitmakes.
AmonthandlittlemoreessayedIhow
Weighsthegreatcloakonhimfrommirewhokeepsit,
Foralltheotherburdensseemafeather.
DantewithPopeAdrianV
Tardy, ahwoeisme! wasmyconversion;
ButwhentheRomanShepherdIwasmade,
ThenIdiscoveredlifetobealie.
Isawthattheretheheartwasnotatrest,
Norfartherinthatlifecouldoneascend;
Wherebytheloveofthiswaskindledinme.
Untilthattimeawretchedsoulandparted
FromGodwasI, andwhollyavaricious;
Now, asthouseest, Ihereampunishedforit.
Whatavaricedoesisheremademanifest
Inthepurgationofthesesoulsconverted,
AndnomorebitterpaintheMountainhas.
Evenasoureyedidnotupliftitself
Aloft, beingfasteneduponearthlythings,
