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28 when he made firm the skies above,
    when he established[a] the fountains of the deep,
29 when he assigned to the sea its limit,
    so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
30     then I was beside him, like a master workman;[b]
and I was daily his[c] delight,
    rejoicing before him always,

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  1. Proverbs 8:28 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  2. Proverbs 8:30 Another reading is little child
  3. Proverbs 8:30 Gk: Heb lacks his

28 when he established the clouds above(A)
    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,(B)
29 when he gave the sea its boundary(C)
    so the waters would not overstep his command,(D)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.(E)
30     Then I was constantly[a] at his side.(F)
I was filled with delight day after day,
    rejoicing always in his presence,

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