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。

“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！

「我立大地根基的時候，你在哪裡？你若那麼聰明，請告訴我。

『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.

你把大地堅立在根基上，使地永永遠遠不動搖。

誰升上天，又降下來呢？誰收聚風在掌中呢？誰包水在衣服裡呢？誰立定地的四極呢？他的名字叫甚麼？他兒子的名字叫甚麼？你知道嗎？

又說：“主啊！你起初立了地的根基，天也是你手的工作。

在這末後的日子，卻藉著他的兒子向我們說話。神已經立他作萬有的承受者，並且藉著他創造了宇宙（“宇宙”或譯：“諸世界”或“眾世代”）。

在耶和華創造的開始，在太初創造一切以先，就有了我。

起初，神創造天地。

你起初立了地的根基；天也是你手的工作。

他為海洋定出界限，海水不能越過他的命令，他又劃定大地的根基；那時，我在他身邊作工匠，每天都充滿喜樂，時常在他面前歡笑，