22. ‘The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;
23. I was formed long ages ago,at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
24. When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,when there were no springs overflowing with water;
25. before the mountains were settled in place,before the hills, I was given birth,
26. before he made the world or its fieldsor any of the dust of the earth.
27. I was there when he set the heavens in place,when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,