Abandon hope, all ye who enter here

Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. [It., Lasciate ogni speranza ch'entrate.]

Still desiring, we live without hope. [It., Senza speme vivemo in desio.]

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here! (words inscribed over the gates of Hell

Doubting charms me not less than knowledge. [It., Non menno che saper, dubbiar m'aggrata.]

O faithful conscience, delicately pure, how doth a little failing wound thee sore! [It., O dignitosa coscienza e netta, Come t' e picciol fallo amaro morso.]