30 (A)Then I was beside Him as [a]a master craftsman;
(B)And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,
31 Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And (C)my delight was with the sons of men.

32 “Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For (D)blessed are those who keep my ways.

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  1. Proverbs 8:30 A Jewish tradition one brought up

30     Then I was constantly[a] at his side.(A)
I was filled with delight day after day,
    rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world
    and delighting in mankind.(B)

32 “Now then, my children, listen(C) to me;
    blessed are(D) those who keep my ways.(E)

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