4. “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?Tell me, if you know so much.
5. Who determined its dimensionsand stretched out the surveying line?
6. What supports its foundations,and who laid its cornerstone
7. as the morning stars sang togetherand all the angels shouted for joy?
8. “Who kept the sea inside its boundariesas it burst from the womb,
9. and as I clothed it with cloudsand wrapped it in thick darkness?
10. For I locked it behind barred gates,limiting its shores.
11. I said, ‘This far and no farther will you come.Here your proud waves must stop!’
12. “Have you ever commanded the morning to appearand caused the dawn to rise in the east?
13. Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth,to bring an end to the night’s wickedness?
14. As the light approaches,the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal;it is robed in brilliant colors.
15. The light disturbs the wickedand stops the arm that is raised in violence.
16. “Have you explored the springs from which the seas come?Have you explored their depths?
17. Do you know where the gates of death are located?Have you seen the gates of utter gloom?
18. Do you realize the extent of the earth?Tell me about it if you know!
19. “Where does light come from,and where does darkness go?