⁴ Have you knowledge of this from early times, when man was placed on the earth,

²⁸ And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.

¹ And God gave his blessing to Noah and his sons, and said, Be fertile, and have increase, and make the earth full.

² And the fear of you will be strong in every beast of the earth and every bird of the air; everything which goes on the land, and all the fishes of the sea, are given into your hands.

³ Every living and moving thing will be food for you; I give them all to you as before I gave you all green things.

⁸ Put the question now to the past generations, and give attention to what has been searched out by their fathers:

⁹ (For we are but of yesterday, and have no knowledge, because our days on earth are gone like a shade:)

¹⁰ With us are men who are grey-haired and full of years, much older than your father.

⁷ I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.

¹⁶ The heavens are the Lord's; but the earth he has given to the children of men.