13 (A)“With God[a] are wisdom and might;
    he has counsel and understanding.
14 If he tears down, none can rebuild;
    if he (B)shuts a man in, none can open.
15 If he (C)withholds the waters, they dry up;
    if he (D)sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
16 With him are strength and (E)sound wisdom;
    the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leads (F)counselors away stripped,
    and (G)judges he makes fools.
18 He (H)looses the bonds of kings
    and binds a waistcloth on their hips.
19 He leads priests away stripped
    and overthrows the mighty.
20 He deprives of speech those who are trusted
    (I)and takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 He (J)pours contempt on princes
    and loosens the belt of the strong.
22 He (K)uncovers the deeps out of darkness
    and brings (L)deep darkness to light.
23 He (M)makes nations great, and he destroys them;
    he enlarges nations, and (N)leads them away.
24 He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth
    and (O)makes them wander in a trackless waste.
25 They (P)grope in the dark without light,
    and he makes them (Q)stagger like a drunken man.

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  1. Job 12:13 Hebrew him

13 “With God[a] are wisdom and strength;
    he has counsel and understanding.(A)
14 If he tears down, no one can rebuild;
    if he shuts someone in, no one can open up.(B)
15 If he withholds the waters, they dry up;
    if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.(C)
16 With him are strength and wisdom;
    the deceived and the deceiver are his.(D)
17 He leads counselors away stripped
    and makes fools of judges.(E)
18 He looses the sash of kings
    and binds a waistcloth on their loins.(F)
19 He leads priests away stripped
    and overthrows the mighty.
20 He deprives of speech those who are trusted
    and takes away the discernment of the elders.(G)
21 He pours contempt on princes
    and looses the belt of the strong.(H)
22 He uncovers deep things from the darkness
    and brings deep darkness to light.(I)
23 He makes nations great, then destroys them;
    he enlarges nations, then leads them away.(J)
24 He strips understanding from the leaders[b] of the earth
    and makes them wander in a pathless waste.(K)
25 They grope in the dark without light;
    he makes them stagger like a drunkard.(L)

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  1. 12.13 Heb him
  2. 12.24 Heb adds of the people