² “Who is this that ^(B)darkens counsel by words ^(C)without knowledge?
^3 (D)Dress for action^[a] like a man;
    I will question you, and you make it known to me.

⁴ “Where were you when I ^(E)laid 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 ^(F)sang together
    and all ^(G)the sons of God ^(H)shouted for joy?

³⁴ “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
    that ^(A)a flood of waters may cover you?
³⁵ Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go
    and say to you, ‘Here we are’?
³⁶ Who has ^(B)put wisdom in ^(C)the inward parts^[a]
    or given understanding to the mind?^[b]
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
    Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,
³⁸ when the dust runs into a mass
    and ^(D)the clods stick fast together?

³⁹ “Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
    or ^(E)satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
⁴⁰ when they crouch in their ^(F)dens
    or lie in wait ^(G)in their thicket?