12. With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.
13. With God is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.
14. Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15. Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, 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 stripped, And judges maketh he fools.
18. He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.
19. He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.
20. He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.