Job 12:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ He is strong and ·victorious [successful; or resourceful];
    both the one who ·fools others [deceives] and the one who is ·fooled [deceived] belong to him.
¹⁷ God leads ·the wise away [counselors] ·as captives [plundered]
    and ·turns judges into fools [^Lrenders judges deluded].
¹⁸ He ·takes off chains that kings put on [or loosens the sash of kings]
    and ·puts a garment on their bodies [or tightens the waistcloth around their hips; ^Che undermines their royal prerogatives and powers and causes them pain].