18 “He (A)loosens the [a]bond of kings
And binds their loins with a girdle.
19 “He makes priests walk [b]barefoot
And overthrows (B)the secure ones.
20 “He deprives the trusted ones of speech
And (C)takes away the discernment of the elders.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:18 Or discipline
  2. Job 12:19 Or stripped

18 He takes off the shackles(A) put on by kings
    and ties a loincloth[a] around their waist.(B)
19 He leads priests away stripped(C)
    and overthrows officials long established.(D)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
    and takes away the discernment of elders.(E)

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Footnotes

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