he alone spreads out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea;

for he stretches out his hand against God, and vaunts himself against the Almighty,

My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside.

They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth on nothing.

If my footsteps have strayed from the way, if my heart has gone after my eyes, or if anything has defiled my hands,

Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

Who set its measurements – if you know – or who stretched a measuring line across it?