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.

18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

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16 Strength and sound wisdom are with Him.
One who (A)goes astray and one who leads astray belong to Him.
17 He makes (B)advisers walk [a]barefoot
And makes fools of (C)judges.
18 He (D)undoes the binding of kings,
And ties a loincloth around their waist.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:17 Or stripped