16 To him belong strength and insight;(A)
    both deceived and deceiver are his.(B)
17 He leads rulers away stripped(C)
    and makes fools of judges.(D)
18 He takes off the shackles(E) put on by kings
    and ties a loincloth[a] around their waist.(F)
19 He leads priests away stripped(G)
    and overthrows officials long established.(H)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
    and takes away the discernment of elders.(I)
21 He pours contempt on nobles(J)
    and disarms the mighty.(K)
22 He reveals the deep things of darkness(L)
    and brings utter darkness(M) into the light.(N)
23 He makes nations great, and destroys them;(O)
    he enlarges nations,(P) and disperses them.(Q)
24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;(R)
    he makes them wander in a trackless waste.(S)
25 They grope in darkness with no light;(T)
    he makes them stagger like drunkards.(U)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:18 Or shackles of kings / and ties a belt

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