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22 YHWH acquired me at the beginning of His way, before His works at that time. “The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. “The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;
23 From everlasting I was poured out, from the head, from before the earth. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
24 In being no depths, I was brought forth, in being no springs heavy with waters. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. When there were no watery depths, I was given birth, when there were no springs overflowing with water;
25 Before the mountains were sunk, before the hills, I was brought forth— Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth, before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,
26 while He had not made the land, or the outside places, or the first dusts of the world. before he had made the earth with its fields, or the first of the dust of the world. before he made the world or its fields or any of the dust of the earth.
27 In His establishing the heavens, I was there; in His inscribing a circle on the face of the deep, When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28 in His strengthening the clouds above, in His making strong the fountains of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29 in His setting for the sea its limit, so that the waters would not cross over His command, in His marking out the foundations of the earth, 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, when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30 then I was beside Him as a craftsman, and I was a delight day by day, laughing before His face at every time, then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, Then I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,
31 laughing in the world of His earth, and delighting together with the sons of man. rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man. rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
32 So now, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways. “And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways. “Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Listen to discipline and be wise, and do not neglect it. Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.
34 Blessed is the man listening to me, watching at my gates day by day, keeping watch at the posts of my doors. Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
35 For the one finding me has found life, and he brings forth favor from YHWH; For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD, For those who find me find life and receive favor from the LORD.
36 but the one sinning against me is wronging his soul; all those hating me love death.” but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.” But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”
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