29 when he (A)assigned to the sea its (B)limit,
    so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out (C)the foundations of the earth,
30     then (D)I was beside him, like a master workman,
and I was daily his[a] (E)delight,
    rejoicing before him always,
31 (F)rejoicing in his (G)inhabited world
    and delighting in the children of man.

32 “And now, (H)O sons, listen to me:
    (I)blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 (J)Hear instruction and be wise,
    and do not neglect it.

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  1. Proverbs 8:30 Or daily filled with

29 when he gave the sea its boundary(A)
    so the waters would not overstep his command,(B)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.(C)
30     Then I was constantly[a] at his side.(D)
I was filled with delight day after day,
    rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world
    and delighting in mankind.(E)

32 “Now then, my children, listen(F) to me;
    blessed are(G) those who keep my ways.(H)
33 Listen to my instruction and be wise;
    do not disregard it.

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  1. Proverbs 8:30 Or was the artisan; or was a little child