14 These are but the fringes of his ways;
how faint is the word we hear of him!
Who can understand his mighty thunder?

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14 And these are but the outer fringe of his works;
    how faint the whisper(A) we hear of him!(B)
    Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”(C)

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22 “The Lord acquired[a] me
at the beginning of his creation,[b]
before his works of long ago.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 8:22 Or possessed, or made
  2. 8:22 Lit way

22 “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,[a][b]
    before his deeds of old;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:22 Or way; or dominion
  2. Proverbs 8:22 Or The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work; or The Lord brought me forth at the beginning of his work