1 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:
2 ‘Who is this that obscures my planswith words without knowledge?
3 Brace yourself like a man;I will question you,and you shall answer me.
4 ‘Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?Tell me, if you understand.
5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6 On what were its footings set,or who laid its cornerstone –
7 while the morning stars sang togetherand all the angels shouted for joy?