26 before the earth and fields were made, before the dust of this world was formed.
27 I was there when he set up the skies, when he drew a circle in the ocean to make a place for the land.
28 I was there when he put the clouds in the sky and made the deep springs flow.
29 I 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.
30 I grew up as a child by his side, laughing and playing all the time.
31 I 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.