1. Then Adonai answered Job out of the whirlwind. He said:
2. “Who is this, who darkens counsel with words without knowledge?
3. Now gird up your loins like a man; I will question you, and you will inform Me!
4. “Where were you when I laid the foundations of earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
5. Who set its dimensions —if you know— or who stretched a line over it?
6. On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone—