Can any latin scholars translate something for me?

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I saw this over a doorway recently: "Porta patens esto nulli claudaris honesto".

I think it means something like "honest men can enter through this gate" Or maybe "no man who is not honest can enter"

Any better ideas?

It's supposedly from a monastery in Italy which comes with a legend about the importance of correct punctuation and gave rise to a proverb.

Depending on whether you put a full stop after 'esto' or after 'nulli', it means either 'This door should remain open. To no honest person must it be closed' or 'This door is open to nobody. To an honest man it must remain closed.'

"Porta patens esto. Nulli claudatur honesto" = The door is to remain open. To no honest man it must be closed

X post, sorry!

I found a google answer. The door is open and will never be closed for honest people. A bit long winded but Latin is known for being concise.

Thanks everyone. Good to know Google Translate I was on the right lines.