Proverbs 8:22-31

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²² The Lord created me as the first thing that he did.
That was the first of his acts long ago.
²³ He chose me as his servant from the beginning of time.
That was before the world began.
²⁴ I was born before the deep seas were there.
There were not yet springs that poured out water.
²⁵ I was born before the mountains or the hills appeared in their places.
²⁶ I was born before the Lord made the earth and its fields,
before there was soil on the earth.
²⁷ I was there when he put the heavens in their place.
I was there when he made the border of the sea where it meets the sky.
²⁸ I was there when he put the clouds in the sky.
I was there when he made streams of water fill the seas.
²⁹ He gave his command to the seas, that they should obey him.
The waters of the sea must stay inside its borders.
I was there when he built the foundations of the earth.
³⁰ When the Lord made all that happen,
I was beside him as his faithful helper.
I pleased him every day, and I was happy to be with him.
³¹ The world that he had made gave me great joy.
The people who lived on it made me happy.