20. I walk in the orach tzedakah (way of righteousness), in the midst of the netivot (paths) of mishpat,
21. That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their otzarot.
22. Hashem possessed me in the reshit of His derech, before His works of old.
23. I was set up [to reign] me'olam (from eternity), from the beginning, or ever eretz was.
24. When there were no tehomot, I was brought forth; when there were no springs abounding with mayim.
25. Before the harim were settled, before the geva'ot (hills) was I brought forth;
26. While as yet He had not made eretz, nor the outer places, nor the beginning of the dust of the tevel.
27. When He set in place Shomayim, I was there; when He drew a khoog (circle, horizon) upon the face of the tehom,
28. When He established the clouds above, when He strengthened the fountains of the tehom,
29. When He gave to the yam His chok (decree, limits), that the mayim should not pass its limits, when He appointed the foundations of the Eretz;
30. Then I was etzel (at the side of, beside [see Yn 1:1]) Him, as an Amon (master craftsman, builder, architect, artist); and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him [Mishle 30:4];