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29 when he gave to the sea his decree,
that the waters should not pass his commandment:
when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30 then I was by him, as one brought up with him:
and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
31 rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth;
and my delights were with the sons of men.

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29 when he gave the sea its boundary(A)
    so the waters would not overstep his command,(B)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.(C)
30     Then I was constantly[a] at his side.(D)
I was filled with delight day after day,
    rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world
    and delighting in mankind.(E)

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Footnotes

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