17 He makes (A)advisers walk [a]barefoot
And makes fools of (B)judges.
18 He (C)undoes the binding of kings,
And ties a loincloth around their waist.
19 He makes priests walk [b]barefoot,
And overthrows (D)the secure ones.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:17 Or stripped
  2. Job 12:19 Or stripped

17 He leads rulers away stripped(A)
    and makes fools of judges.(B)
18 He takes off the shackles(C) put on by kings
    and ties a loincloth[a] around their waist.(D)
19 He leads priests away stripped(E)
    and overthrows officials long established.(F)

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