Proverbs 8:22–25

22 “The Lord acquiredD me

at the beginning of his creation,E

before his works of long ago.s

23 I was formedA before ancient times,

from the beginning, before the earth began.t

24 I was born

when there were no watery depthsu

and no springs filled with water.

25 Before the mountains

were established, prior to the hills,v I was given birth—