Eternal Wisdom's self-proclamation: When he prepared the heavens, I was there... I was with him arranging all things
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
Section One— Quoted at length as Eternal Wisdom declaring her presence at creation; explicit reference to "Proverbs 8:22"
"When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he enclosed the depths with a fixed law and circle; when he made firm the sky above and weighed the springs of water; when he surrounded the sea with its boundary and set a law for the waters lest they cross their limits; when he laid the foundations of the earth, I was with him arranging all things"