26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the¹ fields,
Or the¹ primal dust of the world. ‡

27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,

28 When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,

29 ^aWhen He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When ^bHe marked out the foundations of the earth, ‡

30 ^aThen I was beside Him as¹ a master craftsman;
^bAnd I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him, ‡

31 Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And ^amy delight was with the sons of men. ‡

32 “Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For ^ablessed are those who keep my ways. ‡