¹⁷ God leads ·the wise away [counselors] ·as captives [plundered]
    and ·turns judges into fools [^Lrenders judges deluded].
¹⁸ He ·takes off chains that kings put on [or loosens the sash of kings]
    and ·puts a garment on their bodies [or tightens the waistcloth around their hips; ^Che undermines their royal prerogatives and powers and causes them pain].
¹⁹ He leads priests away ·naked [^Lplundered]
    and destroys the ·powerful [^Llong-established].