Proverbs 8:22-24

New International Reader's Version

²² “The Lord created me as the first of his works,
    before his acts of long ago.
²³ I was formed a long, long time ago.
    I was formed at the very beginning, when the world was created.
²⁴ Before there were any oceans, I was born.
    It was before there were springs flowing with water.