「我立大地根基的時候，你在哪裡？你若那麼聰明，請告訴我。

“我立大地根基的时候，你在哪里呢？你若有聪明，只管说吧！

“我立大地根基的时候，你在哪里？你若明白事理，只管说吧！

“我立大地根基的时候，你在哪里？你若明白事理，只管说吧！

“我立大地根基的时候，你在哪里？你若那么聪明，请告诉我。

我奠定大地根基的时候，你在哪里呢？你若有聪明，就只管说吧。

我立大地根基的時候，你在哪裏呢？你若有聰明，只管說吧！

「我立大地根基的時候，你在哪裏？你若明白事理，只管說吧！

「我立大地根基的時候，你在哪裏？你若明白事理，只管說吧！

我奠定大地根基的時候，你在哪裡呢？你若有聰明，就只管說吧。

『上帝奠定大地時、你在哪裏？你若領會明達，只管訴說。

我肇基大地時、爾安在、爾有智、則言之、

我肇基大地之時、汝安在、知則告我。

我建立建立或作肇闢大地時、爾安在、爾若有智慧則告我、

“ Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.

“ Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you know.

“ Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.

“ Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much.

Where were you when I established the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.

Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding,

“ Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.

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

Where were you when I established the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.

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

“ Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!

“ Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.

你奠立大地的根基，使它永不動搖。

誰升上高天又降下來？誰將風聚在掌中？誰將眾水裹在衣服裡？誰定了地的邊界？祂叫什麼名字？祂兒子叫什麼名字？你知道嗎？

此外又說：「主啊，太初你奠立大地的根基，親手創造諸天。

在這世界的末期，祂又藉著自己的兒子親自向我們說話。上帝早已立祂承受萬物，並藉著祂創造了宇宙萬物。

「在耶和華造物的起頭，在太初萬物被造以前，就已經有我。

太初，上帝創造了天地。

太初你奠立大地的根基，親手創造諸天。

設定滄海的界限，使海水不得越過祂定的範圍，為大地奠定根基的時候，我就在祂身旁，做祂的工程師，天天成為祂的喜樂，終日在祂面前歡悅，