Proverbs 8:27-36

English Standard Version

²⁷When he ^(A)established the heavens, I was there;
    when he drew ^(B)a circle on the face of the deep,
²⁸when he ^(C)made firm the skies above,
    when he established^[a] the fountains of the deep,
²⁹when he ^(D)assigned to the sea its ^(E)limit,
    so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out ^(F)the foundations of the earth,
³⁰    then ^(G)I was beside him, like a master workman,
and I was daily his^[b] ^(H)delight,
    rejoicing before him always,
³¹^(I)rejoicing in his ^(J)inhabited world
    and delighting in the children of man.

³²“And now, ^(K)O sons, listen to me:
    ^(L)blessed are those who keep my ways.
³³^(M)Hear instruction and be wise,
    and do not neglect it.
³⁴^(N)Blessed is the one who listens to me,
    watching daily at my gates,
    waiting beside my doors.
³⁵For ^(O)whoever finds me ^(P)finds life
    and ^(Q)obtains favor from the Lord,
³⁶but he who fails to find me ^(R)injures himself;
    all who ^(S)hate me ^(T)love death.”