Who speaks of my ways without any knowledge?
Who knows of my plans when his life he can't manage?
You have all the answers? Then here's what we'll do:
Please answer these questions which I'll put to you.
Where were you when I spoke the world into being?
Did you sing with angels at what they were seeing?
Did you command the proud waves to break on the shore?
Did you say to the sea, "This far, and no more"?
Was it you who commanded the morning, "Come forth,"
And made the daylight spread over the earth?
Do you know where light comes from, and where darkness goes?
Can you take each to their home, or don't you know?
Did you turn on the fountain which poured forth the rain,
And freshened the lands of the barren plain?
Was it you who set the sky ablaze,
And caused the thunder to sing out in praise?
Do you know the first thing about the sky's constellations?
Can you direct the movement of the beautiful Pleiades' stations?
Can you get Venus or Orion to look your way?
Or the Great Bear and her cubs to come out and play?
So come now, please, and without any digressions,
Speak to me and answer my questions.
For the answers are easy, as you already know:
That each answer will be an emphatic "No"