When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no springs abounding with water—Wisdom's presence before the establishment of the world's waters and depths, tracing creation from its inception. This verse employs creation imagery (waters, depths, springs) to establish Wisdom's presence before these primordial waters existed, positioning her as prior to the basic elements of the created order. The language recalls Genesis creation narrative where water is primordial, yet Wisdom predates even these foundational elements. This poetic elaboration of Wisdom's antiquity reinforces that she is not auxiliary to creation but foundational and generative.

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