20. I lead people the right way— along the paths of justice.
21. I give riches to those who love me, and I fill their houses with treasures.
22. “The Lord made me in the beginning, long before he did anything else.
23. I was formed a long time ago, before the world was made.
24. I was born before there was an ocean, before the springs began to flow.
25. I was born before the mountains and hills were set into place,
26. before the earth and fields were made, before the dust of this world was formed.
27. I was there when he set up the skies, when he drew a circle in the ocean to make a place for the land.
28. I was there when he put the clouds in the sky and made the deep springs flow.
29. I was there when he set the limits on the sea to make it stop where he said. I was there when he laid the foundations of the earth.
30. I grew up as a child by his side, laughing and playing all the time.
31. I played in the world he made and enjoyed the people he put there.
32. “Now, children, listen to me. If you follow my ways, you will be happy too.