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16 With him is strength and wisdom.
    The deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leads counselors away stripped.
    He makes judges fools.
18 He loosens the bond of kings.
    He binds their waist with a belt.

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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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Footnotes

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