16 Strength and sound wisdom are with Him.
One who (A)goes astray and one who leads astray belong to Him.
17 He makes (B)advisers walk [a]barefoot
And makes fools of (C)judges.
18 He (D)undoes the binding of kings,
And ties a loincloth around their waist.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:17 Or stripped

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)

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