3. Be strong like a man.I will ask you questions,and you must answer me.
4. Where were you when I made the earth’s foundation?Tell me, if you understand.
5. Who marked off how big it should be?Surely you know!
6. What were the earth’s foundations set on?Or who put its cornerstone in place?
7. Who did all this while the morning stars sang together?Who did this while the angels shouted with joy?
8. “Who shut the doors to keep the sea inwhen it broke through and was born?
9. This was when I made the clouds like a coat for the sea.And I wrapped the sea in dark clouds.
10. It was when I put limits on the sea.And I put its doors and bars in place.
11. It was when I said to the sea, ‘You may come this far, but no farther.This is where your proud waves must stop.’
12. “Have you ever given orders for morning to begin?Or have you shown the dawn where its place was?
13. The dawn takes hold of earth by its edgesand shakes evil people out of it.
14. At dawn the earth changes like clay being pressed by a seal.The hills and valleys stand out like folds in a coat.
15. Light is not given to evil people.Their arm is raised to do harm, but it is broken.
16. “Have you ever gone to where the sea begins?Or have you walked in the valleys under the sea?
17. Have the gates of death been opened to you?Or have you seen the gates of the deep darkness?
18. Do you understand the great width of the earth?Tell me, if you know all these things.
19. “What is the path to light’s home?And where does darkness live?
20. Can you take them to their places?Do you know the way to their homes?