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16 With him are strength and prudence;
    the misled and the misleaders are his.
17 He sends counselors away barefoot,
    makes fools of judges.
18 He loosens the belt of kings,
    ties a waistcloth on their loins.[a]

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  1. 12:18 He reduces kings to the condition of slaves, who wear only a cloth wrapped about the waist.