postquam iussa quies siluitque exterritus orbis, incipit ex alto (grave et immutabile sanctis pondus adest verbis, et vocem Fata sequuntur): Terrarum delicta nec exsaturabile Diris ingenium mortale queror.
Silence was ordered and mute in terror fell the world. From on high he begins. His holy words have weight heavy and immutable and the Fates follow his voice: Earths sins and the mind of man that no demons of vengeance can satiate I do protest.
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