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I was beside him
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/translate/figs-personification)
skilled craftsman
This is a person who has trained for years to make useful things very well, like furniture or houses.
I was his delight
"I was what made him happy." The word "delight" is an abstract noun that can be stated as a verb. AT: "he was happy because of me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
day after day
This is a way to express the idea of a habitual action or of a continuous condition. AT: "continually" or "the whole time" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
his whole world
"the whole world he created" or "everything he created"
the sons of mankind
This refers to human beings in general. AT: "the people he brought into existence" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)