5. "I went forth from the mouth of the Most High, as the first-born before all creatures.
6. I caused an unfailing light to arise in the heavens. And I covered all the earth like a cloud.
7. I lived in the highest places, and my throne is in the pillar of a cloud.
8. I alone have encompassed the circuit of heaven, and have penetrated to the depths of the abyss, and have walked upon the waves of the sea,
9. and have stood upon the whole earth. And among every people,
10. and in every nation, I have held primacy.
11. And by virtue, I have tread upon the hearts of all, the great and the lowly. And I have sought my rest in all of them. And I will continue, as the inheritance of the Lord.
12. Then the Creator of all things instructed and spoke with me. And the One who created me rested in my tabernacle.
13. And he said to me: 'Let your dwelling place be with Jacob, and let your inheritance be in Israel, for you shall take root among my elect.'
14. From the beginning, and before the world, I was created. And even unto the future world, I will not cease to exist. For I have ministered before him in the holy habitation.