World English Bible
"Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!"
— Job 38:3, World English Bible
“Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.”
“Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. ”
“Get ready for a difficult task like a man; I will question you and you will inform me!”
“Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and answer thou me.”
“Get your strength together like a man of war; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.”
“Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.”
Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,
"Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!
"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.
Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?
Whereupon were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,