Proverbs

²⁶before the earth and fields were made, before the dust of this world was formed. ²⁷I was there when he set up the skies, when he drew a circle in the ocean to make a place for the land. ²⁸I was there when he put the clouds in the sky and made the deep springs flow. ²⁹I was there when he set the limits on the sea to make it stop where he said. I was there when he laid the foundations of the earth. ³⁰I grew up as a child by his side, laughing and playing all the time. ³¹I played in the world he made and enjoyed the people he put there. ³²“Now, children, listen to me. If you follow my ways, you will be happy too.