Proverbs 8:29–31

when he assigned to the sea its limit,

so that the waters might not transgress his command,

when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

then I was beside him, like a master workman,

and I was daily his delight,

rejoicing before him always,

rejoicing in his inhabited world

and delighting in the children of man.

when he gave the sea its boundary

so the waters would not overstep his command,

and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

Then I was constantly at his side.

I was filled with delight day after day,

rejoicing always in his presence,

rejoicing in his whole world

and delighting in mankind.

when he set a limit for the sea

so that the waters would not violate his command,

when he laid out the foundations of the earth.

I was a skilled craftsman beside him.

I was his delight every day,

always rejoicing before him.

I was rejoicing in his inhabited world,

delighting in the children of Adam.

I was there when he set the limits of the seas,

so they would not spread beyond their boundaries.

And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,

I was the architect at his side.

I was his constant delight,

rejoicing always in his presence.

And how happy I was with the world he created;

how I rejoiced with the human family!

when he assigned his limits to the sea,

that waters shall not transgress his command,

when he marked the foundations of the earth,

I was beside him, a master workman,

and I was delighting day by day,

rejoicing before him always,

rejoicing in the world of his earth,

and my delight was with the children of humankind.

When he gave to the sea his decree,

That the waters should not pass his commandment:

When he appointed the foundations of the earth:

Then I was by him, as one brought up with him:

And I was daily his delight,

Rejoicing always before him;

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth;

And my delights were with the sons of men.