Proverbs 8:29
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
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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.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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