Job 38:1-5 New English Translation (NET)

1. Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:

2. “Who is this who darkens counselwith words without knowledge?

3. Get ready for a difficult task like a man;I will question youand you will inform me!

4. “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?Tell me, if you possess understanding!

5. Who set its measurements – if you know – or who stretched a measuring line across it?

Job 38