15 Behold, He (A)restrains the waters, and they dry up;
And He (B)sends them out, and they [a]inundate the earth.
16 Strength and sound wisdom are with Him.
One who (C)goes astray and one who leads astray belong to Him.
17 He makes (D)advisers walk [b]barefoot
And makes fools of (E)judges.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:15 Lit overturn
  2. Job 12:17 Or stripped

15 If he holds back the waters,(A) there is drought;(B)
    if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.(C)
16 To him belong strength and insight;(D)
    both deceived and deceiver are his.(E)
17 He leads rulers away stripped(F)
    and makes fools of judges.(G)

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15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

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