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30     then I was beside him, like a master workman;[a]
and I was daily his[b] delight,
    rejoicing before him always,
31 rejoicing in his inhabited world
    and delighting in the sons of men.

32 And now, my sons, listen to me:
    happy are those who keep my ways.

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  1. Proverbs 8:30 Another reading is little child
  2. Proverbs 8:30 Gk: Heb lacks his

30     Then I was constantly[a] at his side.(A)
I was filled with delight day after day,
    rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world
    and delighting in mankind.(B)

32 “Now then, my children, listen(C) to me;
    blessed are(D) those who keep my ways.(E)

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