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29 when he set a boundary for the sea
    so the waters would not exceed his limits,[a]
        when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30 Then I was with him, his master craftsman—
    I was his delight[b] daily,
        continuously rejoicing in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his inhabitable world
    and taking delight in mankind.”

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  1. Proverbs 8:29 Lit. command
  2. Proverbs 8:30 So LXX; MT reads was filled with delight

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