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# I was beside him
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This is still wisdom speaking. Wisdom now says she was right next to Yahweh, implying that she was his assistant in creating the world. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# skilled craftsman
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This is a person who has trained for years to make useful things very well, like furniture or houses.
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# I was his delight
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"I was what made him happy." The word "delight" is an abstract noun that can be stated as a verb. Alternate translation: "he was happy because of me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# day after day
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This is a way to express the idea of a habitual action or of a continuous condition. Alternate translation: "continually" or "the whole time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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