The original design featured the show’s title “Sinvitation 7”, rather than “7 Deadly Sins” in this version, layered on the industrial steel, prison-like framework containing the arms of the poor guilty souls.
Each of the arms represent one of the “deadly” sins. From left to right translated into English, they are: Sloth (the limp wrist), Gluttony (fat hand with a fork), Envy (reaching out to grab what Greed is holding, a diamond), Greed (with the gem), Pride (I’m number one!), Lust (the come hither finger) and Wrath (probably about to commit murder with the knife!)
Each sin is also often associated with a particular color, shown here in the gifts of smoke probably emanating from the fire and brimstone below. Sloth = Light Blue, Gluttony = Orange, Envy = Green, Greed=Yellow, Pride = Violet, Lust = Blue, and Wrath = Red. The Latin translation of each sin is also written in its associated color.