'First' in the Bible

While He had not yet made the earth and the fields,Or the first of the dust of the earth.

The beginning of strife is like letting out water [as from a small break in a dam; first it trickles and then it gushes];Therefore abandon the quarrel before it breaks out and tempers explode.

The first one to plead his case seems right,Until another comes and cross-examines him.

Prepare your work outsideAnd get it ready for yourself in the field;Afterward build your house and establish a home.