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29     I witnessed Him lay down the shore as a boundary
        and put limits on the water
    And determine the foundations of the earth.
30     All this time I was close beside Him, a master craftsman.
        Every day I was His delightful companion,
        celebrating every minute in His presence,
31     Elated by the world He was making and all its fine creatures;
    I was especially pleased with humanity.

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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