38:1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: ² 

38:2 “Who is this ³  who darkens counsel ⁴ 

with words without knowledge?

38:3 Get ready for a difficult task ⁵  like a man;

I will question you

and you will inform me!

38:4 “Where were you

when I laid the foundation ⁶  of the earth?

Tell me, ⁷  if you possess understanding!

38:5 Who set its measurements – if ⁸  you know –

or who stretched a measuring line across it?

38:6 On what ⁹  were its bases ¹⁰  set,

or who laid its cornerstone –

38:7 when the morning stars ¹¹  sang ¹²  in chorus, ¹³ 

and all the sons of God ¹⁴  shouted for joy?