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18 He looses the sashes of kings
    and gives them only a waistcloth to cover their loins.[a]
19 He forces priests to walk barefoot
    and overthrows those in positions of power.
20 He silences the lips of trusted counselors
    and deprives the aged of their power of discernment.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:18 The probable meaning of the second half of the verse is that God at times reduces kings to slavery.