27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,(A)
    when he marked out the horizon(B) on the face of the deep,
28 when he established the clouds above(C)
    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,(D)
29 when he gave the sea its boundary(E)
    so the waters would not overstep his command,(F)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.(G)
30     Then I was constantly[a] at his side.(H)
I was filled with delight day after day,
    rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world
    and delighting in mankind.(I)

32 “Now then, my children, listen(J) to me;
    blessed are(K) those who keep my ways.(L)

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Footnotes

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

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