Proverbs 8:22-31

²² "The Lord formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else. ²³ I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began. ²⁴ I was born before the oceans were created, before the springs bubbled forth their waters. ²⁵ Before the mountains were formed, before the hills, I was born- ²⁶ before he had made the earth and fields and the first handfuls of soil. ²⁷ I was there when he established the heavens, when he drew the horizon on the oceans. ²⁸ I was there when he set the clouds above, when he established springs deep in the earth. ²⁹ I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earth's foundations, ³⁰ I was the architect at his side. I was his constant delight, rejoicing always in his presence. ³¹ And how happy I was with the world he created; how I rejoiced with the human family!