¹⁷ He leads rulers away stripped^(A)
    and makes fools of judges.^(B)

¹⁸ He takes off the shackles^(A) put on by kings
    and ties a loincloth^[a] around their waist.^(B)

²⁸ he will inhabit ruined towns
    and houses where no one lives,^(A)
    houses crumbling to rubble.^(B)