Job 38:4-41

4 “Where were you when I ^alaid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
5Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
6On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone,
7when the morning stars ^bsang together
and all ^cthe sons of God ^dshouted for joy?
8 “Or who ^eshut in the sea with doors
when it burst out from the womb,
9when I made clouds its garment
and ^fthick darkness its swaddling band,
10and prescribed ^glimits for it
and set bars and doors,
11and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
and here shall your ^hproud waves be stayed’?
12 “Have you ⁱcommanded the morning since your days began,
and caused the dawn to know its place,
13that it might take hold of ^jthe skirts of the earth,
and the wicked be ^kshaken out of it?
14It is changed like clay under the seal,
and its features stand out like a garment.
15From the wicked their ^llight is withheld,
and ^mtheir uplifted arm is broken.
16 “Have you ⁿentered into the springs of the sea,
or walked in the recesses of the deep?
17Have ^othe gates of death been revealed to you,
or have you seen the gates of ^pdeep darkness?
18Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth?
Declare, if you know all this.
19 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light,
and where is the place of darkness,
20that you may take it to its territory
and that you may discern ^qthe paths to its home?
21You know, for ^ryou were born then,
and the number of your days is great!
22 “Have you entered ^sthe storehouses of the snow,
or have you seen ^tthe storehouses of the hail,
23which I have reserved ^ufor the time of trouble,
^vfor the day of battle and war?
24What is the way to the place where the light is distributed,
or where the east wind is scattered upon the earth?
25 “Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain
and ^wa way for the thunderbolt,
26to bring rain on ^xa land where no man is,
on ^ythe desert in which there is no man,
27to satisfy the waste and desolate land,
and to make the ground sprout with ^zgrass?
28 “Has ^aathe rain a father,
or who has begotten the drops of dew?
29From whose womb did ^abthe ice come forth,
and who has given birth to ^acthe frost of heaven?
30The waters become hard like stone,
and the face of the deep is ^adfrozen.
31 “Can you bind the chains of ^aethe Pleiades
or loose the cords of ^afOrion?
32Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth ▼

▼Probably the name of a constellation

in their season,
or can you guide ^ahthe Bear with its children?
33Do you know ^aithe ordinances of the heavens?
Can you establish their rule on the earth?
34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
that ^aja flood of waters may cover you?
35Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go
and say to you, ‘Here we are’?
36Who has ^akput wisdom in ^althe inward parts ▼

▼Or  in the ibis

or given understanding to the mind? ▼

▼Or rooster

37Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,
38when the dust runs into a mass
and ^aothe clods stick fast together?
39 “Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
or ^apsatisfy the appetite of the young lions,
40when they crouch in their ^aqdens
or lie in wait ^arin their thicket?
41Who provides for ^asthe raven its prey,
when its young ones cry to God for help,
and wander about for lack of food?

Psalms 90:2

2 ^atBefore the ^aumountains were brought forth,
or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
^avfrom everlasting to everlasting you are God.

Proverbs 8:22-25

22 ^aw“The Lord ^axpossessed ▼

▼Or fathered; Septuagint created

me at the beginning of his work, ▼

▼Hebrew way

the first of his acts ^baof old.
23Ages ago I was ^bbset up,
at the first, ^bcbefore the beginning of the earth.
24When there were no ^bddepths I was ^bebrought forth,
when there were no springs abounding with water.
25Before the mountains ^bfhad been shaped,
^bgbefore the hills, I was brought forth,