The Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Then Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming around on the earth and from walking around on it.”

The Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Then Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming around on the earth and from walking around on it.”

“Remember now, who, being innocent, ever perished?
Or where [and in what circumstances] were those upright and in right standing with God destroyed?

The [sunless] land of utter gloom as darkness itself,
[The land] of the shadow of death, without order,
And [where] it shines as [thick] darkness.”

“He removes intelligence and understanding from the leaders of the people of the earth
And makes them wander and move blindly in a pathless waste.

“But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie face down;
Man breathes his last, and where is he?

“He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’
He knows that the day of darkness and destruction is already at hand.

“O earth, do not cover my blood,
And let there be no [resting] place for my cry [where it will cease being heard].

Where now is my hope?
And who regards or considers or is even concerned about my hope?

“He has no offspring or prosperity among his people,
Nor any survivor where he sojourned.

Yet he perishes forever like his own refuse;
Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’

“For you say, ‘Where is the house of the noble man?
And where is the tent, the dwelling place of the wicked?’

“Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might [even] come to His seat!

To the left (north) He turns, but I cannot behold Him;
He turns to the right hand (south), but I cannot see Him.

“Surely there is a mine for silver,
And a place where they refine gold.

“He breaks open (mine) shafts far away from where people live,
[In places] forgotten by the [human] foot;
They dangle [in the mines] and hang away from men.

“But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?

“From where then does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?

“There is no darkness nor deep shadow
Where the evildoers may hide themselves.

“But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,
Who gives songs [of rejoicing] in the night,

“Then indeed, He enticed you from the mouth of distress and confinement,
Into a broad place where there is no constraint or distress;
And that which was set on your table was full of fatness (rich food).

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

“Where is the way where light dwells?
And as for darkness, where is its place,

To bring rain on the uninhabited land,
And on the desert where no man lives,

“His young ones suck up blood;
And where the slain are, there is he.”

Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him,
And [if you are so able] tread down the wicked where they stand.

“Surely the mountains bring him food,
And all the wild animals play there.