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Proverbs 8:29

when he encompassed the sea within its limits, and laid down a law for the waters, lest they transgress their limits; when he weighed the foundations of the earth
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King James Version

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

English Standard Version

when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

New International Version

when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.