16. With him are strength and sound wisdom;the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17. He leads counselors away stripped,and judges he makes fools.
18. He looses the bonds of kingsand binds a waistcloth on their hips.
19. He leads priests away strippedand overthrows the mighty.
20. He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment of the elders.
21. He pours contempt on princesand loosens the belt of the strong.
22. He uncovers the deeps out of darknessand brings deep darkness to light.
23. He makes nations great, and he destroys them;he enlarges nations, and leads them away.
24. He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earthand makes them wander in a trackless waste.
25. They grope in the dark without light,and he makes them stagger like a drunken man.