2  “Who is this that ^rdarkens counsel by words ^swithout knowledge?

3  ^tDress for action¹ like a man;

I will question you, and you make it known to me.

4  “Where were you when I ^ulaid the foundation of the earth?

Tell me, if you have understanding.

5  Who determined its measurements—surely you know!

Or who stretched the line upon it?

6  On what were its bases sunk,

or who laid its cornerstone,

7  when the morning stars ^vsang together

and all ^wthe sons of God ^xshouted for joy?

8  “Or who ^yshut in the sea with doors

when it burst out from the womb,

9  when I made clouds its garment

and ^zthick darkness its swaddling band,

10  and prescribed ^alimits for it

and set bars and doors,

11  and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,

and here shall your ^bproud waves be stayed’?

16  “Have you ^hentered into the springs of the sea,

or walked in the recesses of the deep?

17  Have ⁱthe gates of death been revealed to you,

or have you seen the gates of ^jdeep darkness?

18  Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth?

Declare, if you know all this.