Sirach 24:9-12

Revised Standard Version

⁹ From eternity, in the beginning, he created me,
    and for eternity I shall not cease to exist.
¹⁰ In the holy tabernacle I ministered before him,
    and so I was established in Zion.
¹¹ In the beloved city likewise he gave me a resting place,
    and in Jerusalem was my dominion.
¹² So I took root in an honored people,
    in the portion of the Lord, who is their inheritance.