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1 3 | They complain that man is born in a more feeble and frail 2 3 | which the other animals are born: for that these, as soon 3 3 | place where he has been born, nor to seek the nourishment 4 3 | on account of his being born in a more feeble condition. 5 3 | because they are twice born, and then because they are 6 3 | adorned. For though he is born frail and feeble, yet he 7 3 | and all those which are born with greater strength, though 8 3 | thanks to nature that he was born a man. How much better and 9 3 | preferred that they had been born beasts! For if God should 10 4 | appears, that they are not born gods. By no means, they 11 4 | they wish, that man is not born under those conditions by 12 4 | especially, that they were not born immortal and everlasting. 13 4 | to think that souls were born together with bodies, and 14 4 | all in this, that he is born naked and fragile, that 15 6 | nothing could have been born without a plan. For it was 16 19| happens that foolish sons are born from wise parents, and wise