⁴ Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.

⁵ Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.

⁴ Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?

¹⁰ And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:

² hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in `his' Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;

¹ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

²⁵ Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.

²² Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.

²⁹ When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;

³⁰ Then I was by him, `as' a master workman; And I was daily `his' delight, Rejoicing always before him,