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29 when he set a limit for the sea
    so the waters would not overstep his command,
        when he traced the foundations of the earth,
30 I was beside him as a master craftsman.[a]
    I made him happy day after day,
        I rejoiced in front of him all the time,
31 found joy in his inhabited world,
    and delighted in the human race.

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  1. Proverbs 8:30 Hebrew meaning of “master craftsman” uncertain.

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