Par.

 1 Pre|    existence of God, and whatsoever we believe of God. --The difficulty
 2 Pre|            well-being; and whatever we believe regarding the divine
 3 1  |             He choked with satiety, we sigh with hunger. He abounded,
 4 1  |           with hunger. He abounded, we beg. He possessed in happiness,
 5 1  |             forsook his possession; we suffer want in unhappiness,
 6 1  |        miserable longing, and alas! we remain empty.~Why did he
 7 1  |             easily, that whose lack we should feel so heavily?
 8 1  |        death upon us? Wretches that we are, whence have we been
 9 1  |            that we are, whence have we been driven out; whither
10 1  |             driven out; whither are we driven on? Whence hurled?
11 1  |          strivings toward you since we can do nothing without you.
12 2  |          understand that you are as we believe; and that you are
13 2  |             that you are that which we believe. And indeed, we
14 2  |             we believe. And indeed, we believe that you are a being
15 7  |         improperly applied, as when we use "to be" for "not to
16 7  |             do nothing." For, often we say to a man who denies
17 7  |           is not." In the same way, we say, "This man sits just
18 8  |             our experience, because we experience the effect of
19 8  |             us in our wretchedness, we experience the effect of
20 9  |            yet is not clearly seen! We see whence the river flows,
21 9  |         Good has willed to do this, we wonder why the supremely
22 9  | inconsistent with your justice; yet we must believe that it does
23 10 |              affectum), but because we feel the effect (effectum);
24 10 |           because you requite us as we deserve, but because you
25 11 |             just in all his ways. --We cannot comprehend why, of
26 11 |             by no consideration can we comprehend why, of those
27 18 |             was born. Truly, in him we all fell, in whom we all
28 18 |            him we all fell, in whom we all sinned. In him we all
29 18 |          whom we all sinned. In him we all lost, who kept easily,
30 18 |           and to us that which when we wish to seek it, we do not
31 18 |            when we wish to seek it, we do not know; when we seek
32 18 |            it, we do not know; when we seek it, we do not find;
33 18 |          not know; when we seek it, we do not find; when we find,
34 18 |            it, we do not find; when we find, it is not that which
35 18 |          find, it is not that which we seek.~Do you help me for
36 24 |          all goods; and not such as we have experienced in created
37 26 |             and you do promise that we shall receive, that our