24Before there were oceans, I was given birth— before there were springs abounding with water.
25Before the mountains were settled and before the hills, I was born.
26I was born before Yahweh had made the earth or the fields, or even the first dust in the world.
27I was there when he established the heavens, when he drew a circle on the surface of the deep.
28I was there when he established the clouds above and when the springs in the deep became fixed.
29I was there when he made his limit for the sea, so the waters should not spread beyond his command, and when there was set the limit for the foundations of the dry land.
30I was beside him, as a skilled craftsman; I was his delight day after day, always rejoicing before him.