Proverbs 8:27-35

Common English Bible

²⁷ I was there when he established the heavens,
    when he marked out the horizon on the deep sea,
²⁸     when he thickened the clouds above,
    when he secured the fountains of the deep,
²⁹     when he set a limit for the sea,
        so the water couldn’t go beyond his command,
    when he marked out the earth’s foundations.
³⁰ I was beside him as a master of crafts.^[a]
    I was having fun,
    smiling before him all the time,
³¹     frolicking with his inhabited earth
    and delighting in the human race.

³² Now children, listen to me:
    Happy are those who keep to my ways!
³³ Listen to instruction, and be wise;
    don’t avoid it.
³⁴ Happy are those who listen to me,
    watching daily at my doors,
    waiting at my doorposts.
³⁵ Those who find me find life;
    they gain favor from the Lord.