²² The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past.

¹ From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.

² This Word was from the first in relation with God.

¹⁷ He is before all things, and in him all things have being.

²⁴ O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.

¹⁹ The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

²⁶ When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;

²⁷ Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.

²⁸ And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.